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Mid Canterbury teen Danny Hendriks was lying on the road when a car fatally struck him late Saturday night, police say.

However, the events leading up to the 18-year-old’s tragic death remain a mystery as authorities try to piece together what happened that night.

Mr Hendriks, an automotive technician in Ashburton, was killed at 10.55pm Saturday when a car carrying three people hit him on Acton Road, east of Rakaia.

He was probably on his way to his girlfriend’s place further up the road.

Senior Constable Mike Jackson, of Rakaia, said initial inquiries indicated Mr Hendriks had been lying on the road carriageway at the time of the crash.

Acton Road is an unlit rural stretch, and Mr Hendriks was wearing dark clothing. He was about 700 metres east of the township and in a 100km/h zone.

Mr Jackson said police are still working to establish Mr Hendriks’ movements in the hours leading up to the crash.

“We understand that he had been with

a group attending a function in Christchurch earlier in the day and returned to the Rakaia area during the evening.

“It’s believed Mr Hendriks was heading to an address on the outskirts of the town, but at this stage we do not know the details of his movements on Saturday night.”

Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have seen a man walking in the area of Bridge Street/ SH1 in Rakaia, and Elizabeth Avenue or Michael Street to the east of the town.

Police have interviewed the driver and two passengers of the vehicle involved in the crash.

No decision has been made on whether any charges will be laid in relation to the crash, and results from a blood alcohol test could be more than a week away.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Rakaia police on 302-7009 or Christchurch police on (03) 363-7400.

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Benny Andersson of Swedish supergroup ABBA, has thrilled fans in Stockholm when he accompanied a specially formed choir at the ABBA Museum. Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of ABBA’s international breakthrough when they won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Waterloo, one of several hits the choir performed. The performance was staged outside a museum dedicated to the group that went on to sell an estimated 380 million albums. ABBA has not recorded together for three decades. The museum courtyard was packed with people who sang along with the 50-strong choir formed to celebrate the anniversary of ABBA’s Eurovision win in Brighton, England.

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Lowe: Good looking actors miss out Actor Rob Lowe is adamant good looking stars miss out on serious roles as they are victims of an industry bias.

Lowe was lauded as a heart-throb early in his career but claims he longed to play more complex roles which he was often passed over for. He believes glamorous actors struggle to land serious roles and he insists it was only later in his career that he began to win more challenging parts. He tells the New York Times Magazine, “There’s this unbelievable bias and prejudice against quote-unquote goodlooking people, that they can’t be in pain or they can’t have rough lives or be deep or interesting.

They can’t be any of the things that you long to play as an actor. I’m getting to play those parts now and loving it.

When I was a teen idol, I was so goddamn pretty I wouldn’t have taken myself seriously,” Lowe added.

Country music star Keith Urban says its his wife Nicole Kidman who holds their family together. The couple share daughters Sunday Rose, 5, and Faith Margaret, 3. Urban says he couldn’t possibly juggle his career and enjoy fatherhood if his wife of seven years didn’t have it so together. “I always give props to Nic,” he told America’s People magazine at Sunday night’s Academy of Country Music Awards. “Because we travel so much as a family, she does an amazing job keeping everybody together. She’s got the kids’ schedule dialled in, she’s dropping them off even in the middle of her work. I couldn’t do any of this without her.”

Air NZ unveils first Dreamliner Air New Zealand’s first Dreamliner rolled out of the hangar in Seattle yesterday – a stunning debutant meeting the public eye in sheer black with a huge white fern draped along her side. She was famously late for her date with Air New Zealand – production delays pushing delivery back from as long ago as late-2010.

But with the aircraft’s final paint job completed in recent days, and the internal cabin fittings now to be done along with flight tests and certification, Air New Zealand expects to take delivery in July. The plane is painted black with a white fern extending along the back half of the fuselage and the airline’s insignia koru in white on the tail. Air New Zealand’s other nine Dash-9s will be painted white with a black tail. Boeing’s paint operations manager Pat Covello said the unique all-black colour scheme made no practical difference in the handling of the aircraft. “It’s just that no-one has done it before.”

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■ EASTFIELD DEVELOPMENT

Joint retail project winner for town

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The Eastfield development planned for inner Ashburton has the potential to make the town Canterbury’s boutique shopping destination, says architect Bill Skews.

The development is a perfect example of landowners working together to achieve the best possible post-earthquake outcome for a town, he said.

“The key here is recognising

that Ashburton has a lot of the big players like Farmers and the Warehouse. Ashburton can’t compete here with the bigger centres but what Ashburton can compete with is boutique shopping. This is our strength and we need to make us a shopping destination,” he said.

Mr Skews has worked with a group of about nine property owners of land bounded by Cass, Tancred and Burnett streets on the project designed to revitalise

Ashburton’s retail heart.

He led an initial two-day workshop where landowners could pool ideas about the future of the land.

“This was to see if we could get some cohesiveness going forward. They realised that by coming together there was a greater chance of achieving something,” Mr Skews said.

That working together was also about achieving buy-in. The development would be carried

out by the landowners forming a company and taking up shareholdings ahead of beginning the design process, he said.

He anticipates the Eastfield development will be staged, possibly starting with work along Cass Street.

“Prior to all of this, however there needs to do detailed research with potential tenants to make sure the design of the complex works in the way they want it. The design concept has

to be right, this is the most critical part, then construction can be staged.”

It would also be important that other businesses still working in the area had an opportunity to relocate while work is underway, he said.

“It’s a jigsaw, but it’s really just about planning. The critical thing to make it work is getting the boutique retailers in place so people can see something is happening.”

■ ROYAL VISIT

Royal family makes new Kiwi friends Prince William, his wife Catherine and baby George breezed into the capital on a strong southerly and seem to have charmed everybody they met.

The family rested at Government House in Wellington last night after a ceremonial greeting on the front lawn by kapa haka groups from the Defence Force and local school children.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in the country for nine days and will visit centres around the country.

Catherine wowed fans, wearing a stunning Catherine Walker scarlet coat, a matching Gina Foster hat, and a silver fern brooch which was gifted to the Queen on her 1952-53 tour of New Zealand.

The couple maintained their friendly and down to earth reputation by speaking to a number of school pupils who had been invited to Government House.

Rongotai College students performed a haka for the pair and afterwards, they spoke with

The Duchess of Cambridge chats to schoolchildren at Government House.

the group’s leaders - 17-yearolds Conor Flynn and Luka Hogervorst.

Conor said the couple apologised for making the group stand for so long in the cold.

“They were really friendly they were nice and more down to earth than I was expecting.”

School children from Clyde Quay School, Muritai School and Petone Central School were also treated to a royal chat.

Billy Firth, 12, said Catherine told the group they all looked beautiful.

“They weren’t like what I thought they would be like - I thought they would be posh and wear make-up, but they looked really normal. It was cool.”

Kaya Nielsen, 11, gave the Duchess a letter and 10-year-old Mia Murdoch gave Catherine a bunch of pink and white flowers from her mother’s garden.

Prince William also impressed the children, with 12-year-old Sally Bird describing him as “swish”.

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■ RAKAIA ROAD DEATH

Workmates stunned by death

By Myles HuMe

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Smallbone Ltd employees were reeling yesterday at the sombre news one of their valued employees was tragically killed during the weekend.

Danny Hendriks, 18, died at 10.55pm Saturday when a car struck him while he was lying on Acton Road. Police are still trying to piece together the

events that led to his death.

A family member said the former Mount Hutt College pupil lived in the Barrhill area with his grandparents after moving there as an 11-year-old. His brothers Blair and Jacobus live in Adelaide with their father Anton.

Mr Hendriks was a first year automotive technician apprentice at Smallbone Ltd, where his

employer Gary Clement said he “was a young man with spark and a twinkle in his eye”.

“He was very enthusiastic and passionate about the motoring industry and he had a great future ahead of him,” Mr Clement said.

Local reverend David Brown was helping distraught workmates through the tragic news that had rippled through the

company’s two local premises.

“He was well known at both dealerships and some of the lads here are of a similar age and feel the pain. Everyone is affected by this differently and it’s very important our management team can provide the support for these guys.”

The family of Mr Hendriks is yet to provide details for his funeral.

■ NEW-LOOK POLICE CAR

In brief New editor The Ashburton Guardian has appointed Stu Oldham as its new editor. The 39-year-old is currently the editor of the community newspapers of the Otago Daily Times. Mr Oldham will take over on June 6 from current editor Coen Lammers who wants to pursue new media communication opportunities. The incoming editor has an extensive journalism career which includes stints at The Press, the Nelson Mail, the Southland Times and the Otago Daily Times.

Body in harbour A man’s body has been recovered from Waitemata Harbour next to the ferry terminal in downtown Auckland. Officers aboard the police launch Deodar retrieved the body after it was seen floating near the ferry terminal side of Princes Wharf about 11.30am yesterday. They were trying to locate the man’s next of kin and a post-mortem examination would be carried out today. An initial assessment did not give police any reason to assume the death was suspicious. It was not known how the man came to be in the water but it appeared he had not been there for any great length of time.

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Officers go orange The Ashburton Police Station is one of the first to trial a new-look orange police car which has now been monitoring Mid Canterbury roads for about three weeks.

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By Myles HuMe

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The new orange cop car scouring Mid Canterbury’s highways has been turning heads about town, and even managed to nab a high number of unsuspecting drivers.

The Ashburton Police Station is the first to trial the only newlook police car in the Canterbury region. It is one of 28 red and orange vehicles that have been rolled out nationwide.

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manager Senior Sergeant Phil Newton said Mid Canterbury can expect to see the car on its roads for another two months before it is handed over to Rolleston and Hornby.

He said the aim was to trigger public interest when they saw the unique vehicles on the roads, resulting in an awareness of a higher police presence and drivers reducing their speeds.

Mid Canterbury highway patrol was reluctant to publicise their newest vehicle because

it had been so successful, but Mr Newton confirmed it had nabbed a few unsuspecting drivers.

“It’s got people talking there’s no doubt about it, but some feedback from members of the public tell me they don’t see it until they are right on it, probably because they are looking for something else,” Mr Newton said.

“Some drivers maybe get used to looking out for a normal police vehicle and may ease

off the accelerator when they do, so having different colour vehicles are making them drive as they normally would, and if they are speeding that’s not good enough.”

From 2007 to 2012, Ashburton District Council figures show 34 people died on Mid Canterbury roads, while 129 were seriously injured.

Mr Newton said the Canterbury policing district could expect another two new coloured cars in the near future.

Court finds lap dogs not working on farm An elderly Wairarapa man has failed to persuade a judge his 10 lap dogs have been rounding up sheep on his family farm.

John Edward Phelps, 72, of Greytown, was found guilty of 10 counts of failing to microchip his nine Pekingese and a Jack Russell following a defended hearing in Masterton

District Court last week.

South Wairarapa District Council laid the charges after Phelps repeatedly failed to provide the council with evidence any of the dogs were working dogs, which are exempt from microchipping.

Council prosecutor Clare Stanley told the court the dogs

were not a breed normally identified as a working dog.

South Wairarapa District Council bylaw officer Andrew McEwan said they had requested Phelps provide them with proof of the dogs’ work status or proof of microchipping.

“We sent letters on March 13 and March 26 asking him

to supply microchipping certificates ... two other letters followed but he did not respond.”

In cross-examination by defence lawyer Jock Blathwayt, Mr McEwan said the dogs had been registered by Phelps as working dogs for five years until the council realised they were not a working dog breed.

Footage of a man being shot at point-blank range during the Kenyan mall massacre was broadcast by TV3 with insufficient warning to viewers, the TV watchdog has found.

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld a complaint against the 3 News item on October 18 last year. A viewer complained footage of a man trying to hide before being shot at point-blank range was inappropriate for the 6pm news.

She said inadequate warning was given about the graphic content.

The broadcaster responded that the footage was shown all over the world and was necessary to properly show the seriousness of the massacre and the callousness of the gunmen.

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Murder charge A 70-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 77-year-old man. Zijad Garibovic appeared before Judge Grant Fraser at the Auckland District Court earlier yesterday with the assistance of a Croatian interpreter. Garibovic was remanded to the Mason Clinic until appearing in the High Court on April 23 where a report will be heard as to whether he is fit to stand trial. Roy Eric Lowe died after an attack about 11.45pm on Friday at Merton Village, St Johns - a cluster of Housing New Zealand units for pensioners.

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Take your mobile Police are urging runners to take cellphones with them after an experienced multisport athlete became lost in bush in Northland last week and was forced to hunker down overnight with no way of making contact with family or rescuers. The 40-yearold Whangarei man managed to walk out of the bush with a few scratches and wasp stings just as rescuers were about to resume their search on Friday.

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■ ASHBURTON COURT

Quinton remains in custody An Ashburton man has denied a raft of charges including child assault, breaching court orders, threatening to kill and possessing a weapon and drug paraphernalia.

Christopher Esme Quinton appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

He faced three charges of as-

saulting a child, three charges relating to breaching protection and restraining orders, possessing a weapon, threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm to a person, wilful damage and possessing a pipe, allegedly for the use of cannabis, a class C controlled drug.

He was represented by Douglas Brown, who offered not

guilty pleas to all matters.

He has elected trial by jury on the protection order matters, trial by judge and jury on the child assault charges, jury trial on a further breach of a protection order and the restraining order charge.

He did not elect any jurisdiction on the wilful damage or drug paraphernalia possession

matters. In effect, Quinton has elected for three separate trial dates.

Judge Maze remanded him in custody to reappear for a case management hearing on June 16. Quinton, 41, evaded police for a fortnight before he was arrested in February.

He has been in custody since then.

■ PRESBYTERIAN MODERATOR IN MID CANTERBURY

Presbyterian Church moderator Right Reverend Ray Coster is visiting Mid Canterbury.

Sermons by social media not in church leader’s future

By Toni Williams

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The Right Reverend Ray Coster sees a future for the church, but it may not be as we know it.

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand is in Mid Canterbury on a week-long visit.

During his time here he planned to revive the flame, revitalise the positives and get people back to church.

“People have the perception the Christian church was full of naysayers, anti this and anti that but that’s not what we are.”

The Christian church was not often seen as great joy but, he said, as long as God’s values were kept, how it was delivered was not important.

In 50 years, attendance at the church has dropped from 130,000 in the 1960s to 30,000 today.

He said the future of the church was already taking many forms and it was important to see what people were interested in. Some people wanted music and singing, and some did not.

A number of “fresh expression” faith

based sessions already operated. They were more informal gatherings of people, with many based around a meal.

There were also “messy expressions” with children’s activities.

“They are informal but the beliefs are still there.”

While the church embraced technologies like email, websites, social media and Facebook, he did not think the church would preach effectively through social media.

He said people still needed face to face contact with others so in-person contact would always be important.

“It’s not technology that communicates faith. It is a tool to assist with the core fundamentals.”

He was due to meet parishioners, farming community leaders, social agencies and both charity and business organisations from within Mid Canterbury.

“God is as interested in what people are doing in the marketplace as much as what they are doing in church.”

Rev Coster will end his two-year term later in this year and plans to return to St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Mount Maunganui.

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Donations for beaten tourists The two hitch-hikers allegedly attacked by a man police say had just murdered a Christchurch woman were discharged from hospital yesterday.

German backpacker Michaela Brandl, 28, was stabbed three times in the neck, and her Japanese-Dutch companion, Niki Honda, suffered pelvic injuries.

A 38-year old Otaki man has been charged with assault and robbery in relation to the incident on the West Coast just over a week ago.

The man, who has interim name suppression, is also accused of raping and murdering community support worker Amy Farrall in Christchurch the day before.

Generous offers of help, including free use of a campervan, have been offered to the pair.

Police and Victim Support set up a bank account for donations to the pair. By 4pm yesterday, $14,035 had been deposited into the account.

The two women say they don’t want to speak to the media, but Ms Honda issued a statement via the police.

In it, she thanked New Zealand “for all the love and support” and paid tribute to her new friend, Ms Brandl, “the bravest woman I’ve ever met”.

“I don’t know what would have happened to me without her, and she has given me the greatest support.”

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■ EDUCATION IN LIMELIGHT

Teachers should prepare for shake-up

By Myles HuMe

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Teachers can expect a major shake-up of the education system, a Mid Canterbury principals’ representative says following a meeting of the country’s top education minds.

Methven Primary principal Chris Murphy, who is now the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president, recently attended the New Zealand Principals’ Federation annual moot

in Wellington where regional school representatives and politicians met to discuss the imminent future of education in New Zealand.

He said about 70 other principals attended, along with Education Minister Hekia Parata, education secretary Peter Hughes, Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins, Greens co-leader Metiria Turei and deputy NZ First leader Tracey Martin.

Mr Murphy aired the con-

cerns of the local association with fellow principals, including concerns over the increased workload required from teachers that may drive them away from the profession.

But he also took in a lot of the discussion which he believed served as an indication education is set to become a major political football at this year’s election.

“I think it’s going to become a major bargaining piece, usually the Government has a go at ed-

ucation and moves on to things like police and nursing, but education has been at the forefront for a number of years now.”

Late January, the National government, if re-elected, revealed plans to sack struggling principals with successful leaders offered top dollar to replace them under a radical plan to stop the slide in performance. Higher paid “expert teachers” are also a part of the plan.

“Because it’s a budget thing

they are sworn to secrecy around the detail of it but they are consulting with the sector on this,” Mr Murphy said.

National Standards and charter schools have already been introduced under the National government, much to the displeasure of mainstream schools.

He also believed a review of the Tomorrow’s Schools model, which saw power handed over to boards of trustees in 1989, would be launched too.

Mother-of-two wants her old car back

By Myles HuMe

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Ashburton resident Hannah Isamaela hopes the distinctive flaws in her stolen Subaru Legacy will lead her to it.

The mother-of-two’s white sedan was taken from the driveway of her Middle Road next door to Ashburton College overnight Sunday, upsetting her young family which uses the car to run errands about town.

However, Mrs Isamaela hopes a num-

ber of faults with the 1995 Subaru will prompt the community to unearth it.

With a recently expired warrant, missing sun roof, squeaky brakes and noisy CV joints – the car is somewhat distinctive. “That’s why I’m not embarrassed to speak out about it, because it might mean we get it back.”

She said the car was also used by her mother to get to work, and has a car seat, her wallet and a single shoe inside.

She believed it would not have taken

much for the perpetrators to start the car because of its dodgy ignition, but she was surprised she did not hear anything overly suspicious after staying up with her youngest child until about 3am yesterday.

Anyone who sees her Subaru Legacy, number plate TI5540, can report it to Mrs Isamaela on 0277893057, or to Ashburton police on 307-8400 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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■ ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTS ANNUAL EXHIBITION

End of an era for Society of Arts

By SuSan SandyS

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Ashburton Society of Arts’ 50th annual exhibition opening at the Ashburton Art Gallery last night marked the end of an era.

It was the last time the society would hold its art calendar highlight in the gallery at its current location, and the exhibition will also be the last held there for the gallery.

When the art works are packed away in four weeks’ time, the gallery will be shutting up shop to prepare for its move to its new site on West Street.

“It’s quite sad but then we do have the new gallery to look forward to, it’s going to be a beautiful exhibiting space,” said society president Pauline Mead after presenting an array of awards to the winning artists.

About 200 people attended the

award ceremony, and many more are expected to mill through the gallery over the next four weeks to both view and purchase works, which have been submitted by artists from throughout New Zealand.

Mrs Mead said there had been about 2000 visitors at last year’s exhibition, but with the exhibition running an extra week this year, “I think we will make a record”.

The society presented a cheque to the new gallery committee for $5000, which was accepted by Bernard Davidson, to go towards the reception area in the new building which is nearing completion on West Street.

“I’m actually very humbled to receive that cheque, I think your 50 years of history is such an achievement,” Mr Davidson said.

Bernard Davidson accepts a $5000 cheque for the reception area of the new art gallery, from Ashburton Society of Arts president Pauline Mead.

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Julie has passion for painting

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Artist Julie Madden with her winning work Flax.

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Ashburton’s Julie Madden is well known as a school receptionist, but was last night recognised for achievements in her lesser known career of painting.

The grandmum of four received the $1000 Rosebank Village Local Award for her canvas collage work named Flax, at the Ashburton Society of Arts 50th annual exhibition.

She said she was “absolutely blown away” to receive the award, but had had a lucky feeling earlier in the night before it was announced when she looked up the catalogue and saw her work had been given the number 173.

“The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Seven and

three have always been my lucky numbers,” Mrs Madden said.

The Aoraki Polytechnic art diploma graduate said art fulfilled a spiritual need for her, and this work in particular symbolised growth and renewal. It was created by painting canvas pieces and cutting and stitching them and other shapes onto a main canvas.

“I have always probably had a need to create, it just uses a different side of the brain, it really balances your life,” she said.

She had mainly worked at Ashburton Intermediate School full-time as a receptionist, but was now undertaking just three days per week which gave her more time to dedicate to her art.

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Art Awards Ashburton Trust Premier Award $2000 - Beverley Frost, Lillies.

Trustpower Water and Nature Award $1500 – Val Bojé, Mt Haast, Ledenfield Peak & Mt Tasman.

Heartland Bank Merit Award $500 – Cheryl Irwin, Dance of Gladness.

Rothbury Insurance Brokers, Ashburton, Merit Award $500 – Libby Baxter, Journey.

Rocco Promotional Printing 50th Anniversary Merit Award $400 – John Achten, New Day. Ashburton Forest and Bird and Jac Sparks New Zealand Flora and Fauna Art Award $300 – Tessa Watson, Do Not Feed the Kea No. 1.

Kath von Tunzelmann Memorial Watercolour Award $200 - Ben Woollcombe, The Road to Mesopotamia.

Bryce Gallery Art2Die4 Award $250 - Sang Kyu Moon, Sovereign.

Rosebank Village Local Award $1000 - Julie Madden, Flax.

Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring Local Merit

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Award $500 voucher Tonee Hurley, Moody Moment.

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Miniature Award Todds of Ashburton Award $250 voucher – Eva McEnroe, Untitled 1.

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Applied Art and Craft and Photography Awards ACL Award $300 - Estelle Jarvis, Colours of the Rainbow.

Gordon Harris Merit Award $250 voucher – Colin Hunt, Face Off. Unique Jewellery Local Award $250 voucher - Peter MacGregor, Rain on the Can. Frame-Co Local Merit Award $200 voucher - Margaret Trolove, Finding Time.

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Judge’s Commendation Certificates Sally Hope, Still Life. Paul Smith, Fragments in Time #4. Andrea Moonlight, Forever Aotearoa, New Zealand. Richard Bolton, The University Cycles.

It has been either all or nothing for Christchurch artist Beverly Frost (above) as she has exhibited at the Ashburton Society of Arts exhibition regularly over the last 15 years.

Last night she won the major Ashburton Trust $2000 Premier Award for her work Lillies, the first time she has ever won any of the prizes at the event.

“It’s really humbling especially on a special evening on the 50th. I’m absolutely delighted, I’m quite shocked,” Mrs Frost said.

The mum of two adult sons established the Art Box gallery in Papanui after the Canterbury

earthquakes, taking in artists who had lost their exhibiting spaces in the city. It continues strongly today with about 40 artists.

Mrs Frost sells her work in galleries around the country and has previously won awards for her work in Christchurch.

Exhibition judge Neil Roberts, a Christchurch art valuer, told the audience that Mrs Frost’s acrylic on stretched canvas work was “very worthy” of the top prize. He described it as having a simplicity and harmony. It was “easy to look at, but it’s very commanding on the wall”.

The standard of the works at the exhibition was “incredibly high”.

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■ MID CANTERBURY ROAD SAFETY

In brief

Weekend toll worries police

By Myles HuMe

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Ashburton police say it has been a forgettable weekend on the roads after a teenager was fatally struck by a car and three people were caught drink driving.

Senior Sergeant Mark Offen said he was disappointed with the number of incidents on the roads over Saturday and Sunday, one in which 18-year-old Danny Hendriks, of Rakaia, died after he was hit on Acton Road about 11.15pm Saturday.

Police are still yet to rule out

alcohol as a factor in his death.

The other incidents include three local men who were found to be drink driving early on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

The first offender was nabbed on the Methven Highway about 7.30am Saturday when he was found to be driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 524mcg/l.

That was followed by another man at 1am on Sunday who blew 581mcg/l when he was pulled over on Walnut Avenue and another male driver not even two hours later at 3.40am

on Tancred Street when he was recorded with a level of 820mcg/l.

“Drink driving has been an issue in Mid-South Canterbury for a couple of years now and we operate short duration checkpoints with a focus on trying to stop drink driving,” Mr Offen said.

“Any time we stop someone drink driving it’s disappointing, there’s a lot of information out there on other ways of getting home from events . . . once they turn the key it’s too late, we would rather they

made a better choice earlier in the evening.”

Mr Offen said further drink driving operations were planned for the Mid-South Canterbury policing district following the success of a crack down on rural drink driving last year.

Between 2008 and 2012, New Zealand recorded 476 alcoholrelated fatalities on rural roads with 174 in the same time period in urban areas. Three of the six fatalities on Mid Canterbury roads in 2012 were alcohol-related.

■ AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON

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Fashion show models Mary-Lou Watson (left) and Jenny Thompson are drawn to the clothing range on offer for Age Concern’s fashion, food and flowers fundraiser.

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Ashburton farmer Alec Millar has a cautionary tale for anyone who finds themselves slapped with a parking infringement notice – check before you pay.

He was surprised to receive a reminder notice in the mail, telling him he owed the Ashburton District Council $200 for an infringement notice he’d

No more fruit flies After two days of searching, no further Queensland fruit flies have been found in Whangarei. None of the fruit collected by the Ministry of Primary Industries has shown evidence of Queensland fruit fly.

Finding a second Queensland fruit fly in Whangarei in three months has brought biosecurity fears sharply into focus, threatening the incomes of 1200 Northlanders who work in the region’s $66 million a year horticulture industry. The Queensland fruit fly is regarded as the “foot and mouth disease” of the horticulture industry.

The New Zealand job market is thriving, with the number of job listings on Trade Me up 21 per cent on the same time last year.

According to analysis of over 50,000 roles posted on the listing website in the first quarter of this year, the job market is ‘looking very rosy,’ says head of Trade Me jobs, Peter Osborne. “With more roles being advertised, Kiwis hunting that dream job are looking well-placed to consider their next career move.” Central Auckland workers now have the highest pay in the country taking home an average annual salary of $72,302, according to Trade Me figures, overtaking Wellington Central ($70,234), and ahead of New Plymouth where the average annual salary is now $61,143.

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■ PARKING FINE SURPRISE

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Ashburton’s St John Ambulance staff attended 76 callouts last week, travelling 3107 kilometres.

Of those callouts 32 were urgent, 59 were medical responses and 17 were to accidents.

Job market humming

Fashion show fundraiser set to delight Tickets for Age Concern’s fashion, food and flowers fundraiser this Thursday have sold out. The annual fundraiser will be set in the modern new surroundings of Lochlea Lodge.

The midweek luncheon features a fashion parade and a mix of delightful finger food all catered by Age Concern members.

Age Concern committee member Barbara Kingsbury said demand for tickets had been fantastic. All 110 tickets had been sold and there were people on stand-by if any tickets became available.

“We have a waiting list.”

The parade will showcase clothing supplied by The Merino Story, of Hinds.

The company has New Zealand-made merino clothing, and other ladies fashion ranging in sizes from eight to 24.

Six local women have volunteered to model the fashion range. They included women from within Age Concern. Most of the models were on site at the clothing store yesterday to select and try on their outfits.

Mrs Kingsbury said on arrival to the show people would be welcomed with a drink. During the event music would be provided by Rose Stead and Ruth Hall.

A floral demonstration would be done

by Wendy Millichamp, of Lilyfields Mt Somers. The parade would be followed by lunch.

Ambulance callouts

earned after parking on Peter Street early on February 24. It appeared he’d had an incorrectly displayed registration notice on his ute.

Mr Millar doesn’t recall parking in Peter Street and he doesn’t recall seeing a parking ticket on his windscreen.

When he checked his truck, his registration was up to date and correctly displayed.

He called at the council, filled in an infringement appeal form and thought that would be the end of the matter. It wasn’t.

He received a letter informing him that the label had been incorrectly displayed and that he had no option but to pay up.

He didn’t.

Again he called at the council and told the parking officials they’d made a mistake. The

registration was current, the admitted but the label was not correctly displayed.

However, they had reviewed the case and decided to cancel the notice.

While Mr Millar was please with the outcome and the apology, he said he wonders how many people have simply paid a fine without checking whether it was justified.

Invercargill police used illegal and unjustified excessive force by letting a police dog bite and drag a suspected burglar for almost a minute, an Independent Police Conduct Authority probe has concluded. Blair Taylor was seriously injured in the 2011 incident and required surgery for arm injuries. In his report, released yesterday, IPCA chairman Judge Sir David Carruthers said the police dog deployment for approximately 50 seconds was “unjustified” and “an excessive use of force”. During the investigation, the dog handler said he thought Mr Taylor had a knife.

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Be wary of bill A power company is offering the chance to pay all household costs in one bill - but consumer groups warn the convenience may come at a cost. Trustpower, which offers energy and telecommunications services, says its plan will make it easier for customers to pay everything - phone, electricity, gas and internet - in a single bill.

But experts warn that consumers should beware of what that convenience might cost them later.

Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said the idea was a good one, as people were always looking for more convenient ways to get things done. But it would be up to customers to make sure they were getting their money’s worth. “What they’ll be selling to customers is that it’s easier.”

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Shearer fined for disqualified driving Recidivist disqualified driver Sonny Dee Te Tomo breathed a sigh of relief after he was sentenced on his seventh charge in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Judge Joanna Maze disqualified the 31-year-old shearer from driving for 12 months, fined him $500 and ordered court costs of $130.

Te Tomo’s work record, the fact that he has paid off all but $100 of $30,000 worth of fines, and his change of attitude persuaded Judge Joanna Maze to accept the recommendations in the sentencing report.

His last disqualification period had finished between his most recent conviction, and yesterday’s sentencing appearance.

Te Tomo’s lawyer Michelle Barrell told the court he had driven home from a shearing course, because he was the only

sober person in the party. *** Matthew Ranson, 18, of Pendarves, admitted two charges of driving while disqualified, incurred just days apart.

Ranson was initially disqualified on January 16 on a drink driving matter; he was caught behind the wheel again the same day – and again two days later.

In explanation Ranson said he lived 20km out of town.

Judge Joanna Maze delivered a stern warning before sentencing him to 60 hours of community work and disqualifying him for a further six months, effective from July 16, when his current disqualification ends. *** Colum James McQuaid, of Allenton, admitted driving with a breath alcohol level of 970 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 970mcg/l),

when the legal limit is below 400mcg/l. He was also charged with driving while disqualified, a sentence imposed on an earlier drink driving matter handed down in December.

He was sentenced to do 90 hours of community work, disqualified from driving for a further nine months, effective from June 9 when his current period of disqualification ends, ordered to obtain and use a zero-alcohol licence for three years when he regains his licence. *** Caleb Richard Jones’ offer to repay the fine he received for speeding in a residential area at $20 a week was scoffed at by Judge Maze.

“It’s not even worth the cost at recovering it,” she said, pointing to Jones’ occupation as a freezing worker.

He then agreed to stump up

$50 weekly for the $350 fine. He was also disqualified from driving for six months, and ordered to pay court costs of $130.

The 18-year-old from Tinwald was clocked at 107km on Grove Street; a 50km area.

The court was told Jones couldn’t resist the temptation of “flooring” his friend’s turbo charged vehicle. *** Hamish Ray Lewis McCallum, 21, of Lismore, admitted a charge of drink driving (EBA 550mcg/l). It was his second such charge in a relatively short period of time. He was fined $700, ordered to pay court costs of $130, disqualified from driving for eight months and ordered of obtain and use a zero alcohol licence for three years, at the end of the sentence. *** Bronwyn Dana Reilly was

sentenced for drink driving (288mcg/l) as an under-20 year old. She was disqualified for three months, fined $150 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. *** Rhys Donald Cromie, 22, of Netherby, admitted drink driving (EBA 545mcg/l). He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $650 and ordered to pay court costs of $130.

It was Cromie’s second drink driving conviction, the first occurring in 2009. The court was told Cromie had checked his alcohol level on a device a friend had purchased online – which turned out to be “somewhat unreliable”. ***

Warrants were issued for Hamish Day, John James Ward and Michael Robert Frazer.

■ ROTARY HONOURS

Rotarians recognise Ellis’ sterling service

By Toni Williams

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Rotary is a “wonderful family of friends”, according to Ashburton Plains Rotarian Ellis Buchanan.

Mr Buchanan was recognised at the annual Rotary conference with a Paul Harris Fellowship - the top award in the service club - for his contribution for the community.

Former Ashburton police boss and current Shelterbox volunteer Arnold Kelly was also presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship pin.

Mr Kelly has been an honorary Ashburton Rotary member since he lived in town.

They both were given standing ovations at their presentations.

For Mr Buchanan, 86, it was the third time he had been awarded a fellowship award. The first time he was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship pin, and then a sapphire pin.

Now Mr Buchanan has a double sapphire pin.

The gold circle pin has the head stamp of Rotary founder Paul Harris in the centre with two petite sapphire gems.

The service club was founded in 1905.

Mr Buchanan was humbled by the recognition.

As a 50-year Rotary veteran, Mr Buchanan was full of praise for Rotary fellowship.

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“The number one thing about Rotary, the friends in the club are really good.

“It’s just such a wonderful family of friends. “It doesn’t seem like 50 years.”

Mr Buchanan and his late wife Betty travelled with Rotary.

She was a member of the women’s division of Rotary’s Inner Wheel.

Among the places they visited were America, Scotland, India and Australia.

Mr Buchanan said even when they travelled privately they met Rotarians.

“Wherever we travelled there were Rotarians on the journey. We have friends all around the world.”

Mr Buchanan covered most of the roles within the club and was also a former District Governor (in charge of the top of the South Island district).

Over his years, he had seen a lot of changes, including the introduction of women.

Originally he was invited to join Rotary by photographer Charlie Tindall.

He was inducted into Rotary at the same time as Bob Tarbottom.

They were inducted by Archie Todd senior, who “was a real orator”.

“He had such a magnetic personality and infectious enthusiasm.”

Current District Governor John Rickard, of Ashburton, said Mr Buchanan had been very involved with Rotary.

“He’s a very knowledgeable Rotarian and has put a lot of help and assistance into Rotary over the years.”

“It was lovely to be able to recognise him for that,” said Mr Rickard.

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he country is abuzz over the arrival of the royal family.

Or at least that’s what we are led to believe, judging by the wall-to-wall media coverage.

Prince William, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge and baby George arrived in New Zealand yesterday and are set to dominate our television screens.

Tourism operators are rubbing their hands, as the massive international media pack will be beaming pictures from New Zealand to all corners of the globe.

Royalists have hailed the widespread excitement in the tour as proof that the affection for the British royal family has not faded in New Zealand.

Republicans on the other hand claim that the popularity of Prince William is merely covering up the decreasing interest in our royal connection.

Clearly, a lot of New Zealanders and British immigrants still have a warm connection with the royal family and relish the pomp and fanfare, but those ties continue to erode as this country and its younger generations pursue their own identity.

Like a growing section of the population, my roots are not in a Commonwealth country and I lack the historical attachment to the House of Windsor.

However, I am intrigued by the genuine excitement among all generations surrounding this visit.

Will and Kate are a modern fairytale story that fit perfectly in our modern celebrityobsessed society.

The handsome, easy-going prince and his fashion icon wife with gorgeous George on her arm are a branding bonanza.

Thousands of Kiwis want to catch a glimpse because the couple are famous and glamorous.

Many New Zealanders lining the streets will have no real opinion on the merits of the royal family in our constitution, but just want to get close to these international A-list celebrities.

No doubt the royal couple may work wonders for royalists to keep the republicans at bay, but it is impossible to attach any broad conclusions to this visit about New Zealand’s views on our royal ties.

Arguments aside, let’s just show this lovely couple some good Kiwi hospitality and enjoy their visit.

YOUR VIEW Licence to burn I am a cropping farmer here in Mid Canterbury, I burn crop residue and value this privilege immensely.

I say privilege to burn, not the right to.

To lose this privilege would add significant costs to my business as I would have to adopt a totally different approach to establishing following crops, particularly in the autumn.

My carbon footprint would increase markedly and my margins would be squeezed, so to avoid a total ban on the burning of crop residue being imposed I suggest the following may be worthy of consideration.

Any farmer who does, or intends to burn crop residue should be licensed to do so, no different to holding a car driv-

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ing licence and carrying similar penalties.

Commit an offence, risk a fine and demerit points, the more serious the offence the larger the fine.

Continue to burn irresponsibly and risk being banned the following season or even completely.

I would suggest that the majority of Mid Canterbury’s cropping farmers, who rely heavily on this privilege would have little objection to obtaining a licence if it were the difference between being allowed to burn or a total ban being imposed.

Unless something is done to bring the handful of farmers who continue to burn irresponsibly to task then it’s only a matter of time before this privilege will be lost to Mid Canterbury farmers forever.

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have been told by a staff member that a major retirement village operator has specified only nylon carpet for its villages.

I don’t want to reveal the name just yet, as we will be contacting them, let alone the Campaign for Wool, but it dumbfounds me.

If it is what I suspect, a spurious concern over linting, then that’s a specification issue.

It seems very strange to deny people the choice of healthy natural fibres, especially in a retirement village because natural wool is good for you.

A big benefit of wool is outstanding flame resistance.

Having a high moisture and protein content it tends to extinguish flames and does not melt or drip either like synthetics. Wool also stabilises relative humidity by absorbing or releasing moisture during periods of high or low atmospheric humidity. That’s a benefit from evolution.

If wool is maintained then it will absorb and neutralise

airborne particles and fumes such as formaldehyde, sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxides.

Wool is also resistant to static build-up and being naturally curly, bounces back into shape after being crushed.

Wool carpet also happens to be hypo-allergenic, surely what a retirement village desires. Wool does not promote the growth of dust mites or bacteria or give off harmful emissions.

To the operator in question “you cannot be serious!”

In a few months’ time a brand new textile, made up of 70 per cent Kiwi mid-micron wool and 30 per cent Chinese rice straw, will start commercial production in China.

This perhaps has the potential to create significant demand for New Zealand crossbred wool and comes from those visionaries at Wellington textile house, The Formary.

Sally Shanks and Bernadette Casey are the type of Kiwis who can turn trash into treasure. They’re the same people who worked with Starbucks to create WoJo; a fabric blend of Kiwi crossbred wool with used coffee sacks to be used in Starbucks upholstery.

Of course the Chinese deal represents a potential iceberg given the country produces

about 200 million tonne of rice every year. As Bernadette Casey told the Otago Daily Times last year, there was “a heck of a lot” of rice straw left over and much of it was burnt.

What this tells me is that farmers were bang on the mark backing further research into a business case for a wool levy 2.0.

Personally and professionally speaking, we’ve got to put the means to unlock the value of crossbred wool and that comes from doing things differently and better.

That includes turning our trash into treasure including what locally owned Z Energy is doing with biodiesel. It is investing $21 million to build a plant at Wiri. This will convert tallow feedstock into biodiesel and while I don’t know how vegans will react to “animal fuel”, to me, this is a masterful example of recycling.

I have kept an eye on this ever since I read that the University of Auckland had developed a process for biodiesel production from tallow. According to the university, “the novel process is applicable to any fat or oil feedstock and can handle low purities.

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Unreacted methanol is recycled so the process is environmentally friendly.”

Z Energy will produce 20 million litres of biodiesel a year to be blended with traditional diesel. While a fraction of the one billion litres of diesel that Z sells each year, so is the quantity of tallow being used.

It will take some 14,000 tonne to produce 20 million litres but that represents less than 10 per cent of the tallow we produce each year. As a farmer I will not complain if a by-product can be turned into much a higher value item.

To be successful this new biodiesel will need consumer buy-in as it will cost up to 2c more a litre.

Surely not an issue with the amount of green consciousness that we’re told is prevalent.

It is also an example of green tech in blended economic development, if you excuse the bad pun. But isn’t it a delicious return of serve given that the man-made fibres a certain retirement village is using, starts off in a barrel of oil.

Jeanette Maxwell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson (and spokesperson on health and safety)

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‘Most promising lead’

By ReBecca Le May Two more acoustic signals consistent with a black box flight data recorder have been picked up by an Australian navy ship in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

Retired air chief marshal Angus Houston, who is in charge of co-ordinating the search from Perth, yesterday said it was probably the best information of the search so far.

It was revealed on Sunday that two “acoustic events” had been picked up by Chinese ship Haixun 01 using hydrophones while the Australian vessel, Ocean Shield, had detected another two signals in a different part of the Indian Ocean search zone.

Air chief marshal Houston said the Ocean Shield, which is towing a pinger detector, had since picked up signals consistent with black box emissions on two separate occasions in the northern part of the search zone, where the water depth is about 4500 metres.

The first detection was held for about two hours and 20 minutes before contact was eventually lost.

The second detection, made as the vessel back-tracked, was held for about 13 minutes.

“On this occasion, two distinct pinger returns were audible,” air chief marshal Houston told reporters yesterday.

“Significantly, this would be consistent with transmissions from both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder.

“Clearly, this is a most promising lead.

“In the search so far, it’s probably the best information that we’ve had.

“I’m much more optimistic than I was a week ago.”

But he warned against jumping to conclusions, saying more information was needed.

“We haven’t found the aircraft yet and we need further confirmation - I really stress that,” he said.

“There are many steps yet before these detections can be positively verified as being from missing flight MH370 ... it could take some days before the information is available.

“In very deep oceanic water, nothing happens fast.”

The signals were detected just under 2000 metres apart but it was quite possible - because of the attenuation of audio under water - that the sounds came from the same source on the sea bed, Royal Australian Navy Commodore Peter Leavy said.

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Pistorius says ‘sorry’ An emotional Oscar Pistorius has taken the stand as a witness in his defence in his trial for shooting dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day a year ago. Fighting his tears, he apologised to the Steenkamp family for killing Reeva. Stammering and with his jaw trembling, began his testimony yesterday by saying Steenkamp “felt love” before he shot her dead in what prosecutors say was premeditated murder and he says was an accident. “I can’t imagine the pain and emptiness I caused you and your family. I was simply trying to protect Reeva.

When she went to bed that night she felt loved.”

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Rwanda mourns dead Solemn commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of Rwanda’s genocide bore reminders of a festering anger as a major diplomatic row broke out over allegations of France’s complicity in the 1994 massacres.

The French ambassador to Kigali said he had been barred from the commemorations yesterday after Paris decided to cancel a ministerial visit in response to the renewed accusations by Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo also told France that it had to face up to the “difficult truth” over its involvement in the murder of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis two decades ago.

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Corby allegations Schapelle Corby had trafficked drugs into Bali three times before her arrest, and “acted crazy” to get her sentence cut, her former Australian cellmate Renae Lawrence claims. Lawrence, one of the Bali Nine drug couriers, was secretly videoed making the allegations that were broadcast on Network Ten yesterday. She said Corby, who was released from Bali’s Kerobokan jail on parole in February, was good at keeping her secrets, but “let one slip one night”. “She said that she knew the marijuana was in the boogie bag, but the person who was supposed to be at the airport at the same time didn’t turn up,” Lawrence said. “She said she’d brought the drugs (into Bali) before three times.”

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the signal before Ocean Shield deploys an autonomous underwater vehicle that will attempt to find and photograph any wreckage on the sea floor.

Air chief marshal Houston said the vehicle’s capability was stretched to its limit at the water depth of the current search zone.

“We’re right on the edge,” he said.

US Navy Captain Mark Matthews said the vehicle’s imaging capability was just a few metres, “but sidescan sonar can extend another, maybe, 100 metres”.

Air chief marshall Houston said the black box beacon’s battery must be getting close to the end of its life.

“We’re already one day past the advertised shelf life,” he said.

“We hope that it keeps going for a little bit longer.”

White floating objects spotted at the weekend by the Chinese had been checked and had no relationship to the missing plane.

MH370 disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.

All 239 passengers and crew are presumed dead.

- AAP

Saudi health authorities have reported the deaths of another two men from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst hit country to 66. A 70-year-old national, who died in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, had also been suffering from chronic illnesses, the health ministry said in a late Sunday statement. The second victim was a medic, also in Jeddah, where the ministry reported four new cases of the disease. The latest deaths brought the total number of cases in Saudi Arabia to 167 people since Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) first appeared in the kingdom in September 2012. Experts are struggling to understand the disease, for which there is no known vaccine. MERS is considered a deadlier but lesstransmissible cousin of the SARS virus.

- AFP

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■ DEMAND SENSITIVE TO BROADBAND

Online shopping dents petrol sales

creased number of aircraft was balanced by more efficient engines.

Refinery margins were highest with jet fuel and diesel, followed by petrol, and the lowest were fuel oil and bitumen.

Declining petrol sales made margins more important, he said.

“We’ve been beating the drum for a few years.

“In a flat market, albeit declining in some products, it’s all about margin management as the way to be successful.”

After-tax profit was about 3c to 4c a litre and if the company was able to add a cent of margin that would make up for 8 per

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■ KIWIFRUIT ON THE MOVE

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Zespri did not have any Middle East-based staff until Hughes took up his role in 2012.

“There are complexities in the Saudi market and you really need someone here to help manage that and we didn’t have that.”

Zespri is in the process of hiring an Arabic speaker who will be based in Dubai.

Hughes said there was potential for Zespri to commence sales in Iran within the next two years.

Iran already produced and consumed a lot of kiwifruit in the opposite season to New Zealand, he said.

“You’re dealing with consumers who understand the fruit.”

Hughes said North Africa was also a big opportunity for Zespri.

- NZH

■ NEW TECHNOLOGY CONTRACT

Orion chasing lucrative Saudi deal Orion Health is bidding for a massive Saudi Arabian technology contract that could turn the Middle East into one of the New Zealand software developer’s biggest markets alongside Britain and North America.

The Auckland-based company, which builds cloud-based systems that allow doctors to store

and look up patient records online, is in the running to build a national health information exchange for the Gulf kingdom.

The technology allows patient information to be easily shared among multiple healthcare facilities.

Orion has already installed similar systems in the United

States, Australia, Singapore and Northern Ireland.

Ali Zarzour, the company’s general manager for the Middle East and Africa, said the Saudi project would be worth US$30 million to US$40 million and would service close to 30 million healthcare users.

- NZH

NZX 50 constituents Company CODE

A2 Corp ATM Air NZ AIR ANZ Banking Gr ANZ Argosy Prop ARG Auckland Intl Airpt AIAZ Chorus CNU Contact Energy CEN Diligent BM Services DIL DNZ Prop Fnd DNZ Ebos Gr EBO F&P Healthcare FPH Fletcher Bldg FBU Fonterra Shldrs Fnd FSF Freightways FRE Goodman Prop Tr GMT Guinness Peat Gr GPG Heartland NZ HNZ Infratil IFT Kathmandu Hldgs KMD Kiwi Prop Tr KIP Mainfreight MFT Meridian Energy MELCA Metlifecare MET Michael Hill Intl MHI Mighty River Power MRP Nuplex Ind NPX NZ Oil & Gas NZO NZX NZX Oceana Gold OGC Pacific Edge PEB Port Tauranga POT Precinct Properties PCT Prop For Ind PFI Restaurant Brands RBD Ryman Healthcare RYM Skellerup SKL Sky Network TV SKT Sky City SKC Steel & Tube STU Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM Telecom NZ TEL Tower TWR Trade Me TME TrustPower TPW Vector VCT Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP Warehouse Gr WHS Westpac Banking WBC Xero XRO Z Energy ZEL

Buy price

83 202.5 3604 90 389 179 528 430 152.5 945 405 942 619 485 96 68 86 225 362 111 1300 113 403 132 216 339 77 122 266 129 1390 99 127.5 286 820 160 622 391 296 346 252.5 154.5 391 643 243 126 320 3700 3505 385

Sell price

Last Daily Volume sale move ’000s

85 85 –2 1,139.4 203 203 – 1,675.8 3610 3610 +34 9.287 91 91 – 777.57 390 389 –6 782.3 179.5 179 +1 2,095.6 530 528 –2 195.1 431 430 – 173.38 153 153 +0.5 183.54 946 945 +1 159.68 410 405 –8 657.99 944 944 –15 953.14 620 620 – 390.42 486 486 +6 199.25 96.5 96.5 – 558.09 68.5 68 – 765.38 87 86 +1 340.99 225.5 225 –1 1,115.6 374 374 –13 162.97 112 111.5 –0.5 1,103.5 1318 1318 –6 28.93 114 114 –1 1,992.0 406 406 +1 74.48 134 133 –3 55.07 216.5 216 –1 263.9 340 339 –1 86.72 77.5 77 +0.5 197.18 124 124 –2 119.89 268 268 +8 2.738 130 129 –4 321.66 1410 1390 – 17.51 100 99.5 – 951.98 128 128 +0.5 395.76 287 287 –3 33.78 839 839 –3 320.62 175 174 –2 53.0 627 626 –9 618.65 393 392 +2 769.71 299 296 –3 36.8 350 350 –2 1,503.8 253 252.5 –0.5 4,998.3 157 154.5 –1.5 57.0 393 391 –10 1,187.1 644 643 +1 76.85 245 245 –5 201.57 126.5 126 –0.5 413.83 322 320 –1 192.62 3720 3720 –2 108.17 3560 3560 –220 392.0 387 387 – 304.62

At close of trading on Monday, April 7, 2014

NZX 50 index last 4 weeks 5170 5148 5126 5104 5082 5060

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Kiwifruit marketer Zespri is poised for a major push into the Middle East, including a relaunch in Saudi Arabia after a five-year absence from the oilrich kingdom and a possible expansion into Iran.

The Bay of Plenty company will re-enter the Saudi Arabian market in June with its SunGold kiwifruit variety, which was commercialised 2010 after a decade of development and has shown good tolerance to the vine-killing Psa disease.

Ben Hughes, Zespri’s Dubaibased market manager, said the firm could secure a 20 to 30 per cent share of the kingdom’s kiwifruit market over the next five years.

He would not speculate on

what that could be worth to the firm.

Chilean kiwifruit had a strong presence in Saudi Arabia, but the SunGold variety - which is not grown in Chile - would give Zespri an advantage over its South American competition, Hughes said.

And while a frost in Chile last year destroyed around 60 per cent of that country’s kiwifruit crop, Zespri has predicted a 40 to 50 per cent rise in gold kiwifruit volumes this season.

Hughes said the company would target Saudi bloggers, as well as traditional media outlets, as part of its marketing strategy in the kingdom.

A lack of focus on the Saudi market had resulted in the company pulling out of that country five years ago, he said.

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cent to 9 per cent less volume.

BP said its figures also showed a fall in overall petrol consumption and its own sales were outstripping industry-wide diesel demand, growing by about 3 per cent.

It said demand for premium petrol was increasing.

- NZH

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Z Energy says petrol consumption is falling in relation to increasing availability of broadband.

While more fuel-efficient vehicles and rising petrol prices have also contributed to consumption falling from its 2007 peak, Z’s chief executive, Mike Bennetts, said demand was more sensitive to broadband connectivity than these traditional factors.

“People are doing less discretionary motoring and that may be about the price but what we have found is quite a strong link between broadband connections and fuel consumption,” he said.

“People are doing online shopping and Skyping granny rather than making the fortnightly visit.”

A 1 per cent improvement in broadband connectivity is es-

timated to cause a drop of 200 million litres a year in national fuel demand, more than the impact of GDP growth, population, fleet turnover, vehicle efficiency and the petrol price.

Fuel consumption peaked at 4.2 billion barrels a year in 2007 but is estimated by Z and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to fall to 3.6 billion barrels within the next 10 years.

Z has between 25 per cent and 30 per cent of fuel sales, and data compiled for an investor day shows light vehicle travel per person has fallen 6 per cent since 2005.

However, diesel use is increasing and while historically pegged to GDP growth is now surpassing that.

Bennetts said jet fuel sales were influenced by the strength of tourism, although an in-

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 NZX 50 index

5,075.84 –48.06 –0.94%

 NZX 20 index

3,944.31

–46.0

–1.15%

 NZX All index

5,416.44

–54.0

 Rises 36

–0.99%

 Falls 64

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,413.7

–9.1

–0.17%

At close of trading on April 7, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

16,412.71 –159.84 –0.96%

At close of trading on April 4, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,695.55

+46.41

+0.7%

At close of trading on April 4, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

14,808.85 –254.92 –1.69%

At close of trading on April 7, 2014

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

London – $US/ounce

1,297.25 +13.25 +1.03%

 Silver

London – $US/ounce

19.93

+0.1

+0.5%

6,677.0

+71.0

+1.07%

 Copper London – $US/tonne NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm April 7, 2014

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9402 0.9591 5.6891 0.6406 1.6394 0.5279 90.73 2.0427 9.2369 28.44 0.8749

TT sell

0.914 0.9286 5.0029 0.6171 1.5222 0.5115 87.25 1.7681 8.9076 27.13 0.8488

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MIE ‘working incredibly hard’

BY MICHELLE NELSON MICHELLE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Meat Industry Excellence group has hit back at recent criticism, which has accused the lobby group of being too dairy focused and making meaningless comparisons.

The Meat Industry Excellence reform group (MIE) was formed last year to influence the reform of the red meat sector by promoting economies of scale and consolidation both at the procurement end and also in the marketplace.

Its position is that procurement tension between processors and supply volatility continue to dominate pricing, rather than clear and consistent market signals.

Mid Canterbury hill country farmer Blair Gallagher has been involved with MIE since its formation last year and is on the group’s executive team.

He thinks some of the flak the group has been copping is unjustified.

“Firstly, MIE is a lobby group working incredibly hard on behalf of all suppliers of product to the red meat industry,” he said.

“Although, MIE is a single voice providing leadership, we have been immensely encouraged recently by the large level of support from farmers supporting our Beef+Lamb funding remit.

“In addition we had strong public endorsements from Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills acknowledging that clearly MIE have a real place to play in driving the much soughtafter change.”

Mr Gallagher said former

Blair Gallagher on his Mid Canterbury hill country farm.

Beef+Lamb chair Mike Petersen offered positive support during his final address at Beef+Lambs’ annual meeting in Fielding. Mr Petersen said he would expected the incoming chair and new board to back MIE’s remit for funding and to endorse and support the wishes of its farmer members.

Labour’s spokeperson for Primary Industries, Damien O’Connor, has also continued to back MIE. However, there is still an element of “last man standing” men-

tality, with too many personalities, egos and self interest in the industry, Mr Gallagher said.

“The NZ meat industry is recognised internationally as a world leader in producing high quality products, but unfortunately both farmers and processors have faced inadequate and variable profitability for years.

“In the past 10 years, our beef and sheep farmers have outperformed every other sector, including dairy, in productivity gains, so there are some very good things

happening in the industry, mostly behind the farm gate.

“When Fonterra was formed 12 years ago, the milk powder price New Zealand farmers received was approximately 50 per cent of UK and European market price.

Through a consolidated entity with scale and critical mass with a fully integrated supply chain, this year, Fonterra with unsubsidised product is ahead of UK and European pricing.”

Mr Gallagher said the beleaguered Australian dairy industry

was a prime example of an industry’s failure to address structural issues, resulting in poor profitability across the sector.

Fonterra is processing increasing amounts of Australian milk to the direct benefit of its New Zealand shareholders.

“When we compare this to our red meat industry, New Zealand farmers only receive 45 per cent of the Irish and Netherlands price for lamb, 54 per cent of the UK price and the French receive 80-90 per cent more than we do,”

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he said. “Clearly this is because we have too many players, not only competing in procurement but also in the marketplace. New Zealand is becoming too reliant on dairy, not only economically but also environmentally, and risks the position of having too many eggs in one basket.

“The world is crying out for protein and sadly New Zealand sheep, beef and venison farmers are not capturing the real gains to be had through a consolidated entity of scale, co-ordination of

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WOMEN’S INSTITUTE REPORTS Westpark

Our March meeting was held at St Paul’s Church lounge.

President Mary Simpson welcomed a good turn-out of members, as well as two visitors. She then read the motto: “It is better we try, than not to try”.

Our roll calls were well supported – collection of used stamps and coupons, plus a show and tell of a gift from another country.

Delegates were chosen for federation AGM and members were asked to make a small floral arrangement for ward 6.

Our speaker for the afternoon, Rona Russell, was introduced to the group. Rona spoke about her many years acting as a community representative at the Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison.

She gave us an insight into her work with prisoners, including helping them to prepare for parole hearings.

The raffle was won by Colleen Corbett.

Our next meeting will be held at St Paul’s Church Lounge on April 15.

procurement and the market.

“Status quo is not working, and quite clearly there is a crisis in our industry with too many players competing for a diminishing amount of product, too many farmers changing their land uses to stay afloat and a focus on behind-the-farm gate strategies to fix problems that are clearly in the procurement and marketing areas.

“These fundamental issues require remedial and immediate attention.”

Tinwald

President Joy Keen welcomed members. Aspirations were recited. Three apologies were tended and accepted.

Joy and Colleen Van Der Eik will be delegates for federa-

tions AGM and correspondence and the agenda for the annual meeting was also discussed. Roll call subs in envelope, used stamps, received a pleasing response.

Yvonne Challis and Colleen Van Der Eik will sell raffles, fund raising for federation delegates attending the annual meeting in Wellington.

Raffles were won

by Yvonne and Margaret De Wys and the meeting closed with a cup of tea and a chat.

March AGM. Colleen Van Der Eik took the chair for the election of officers.

President: Joy Keen; vice president: Colleen Van Der Eik; treasurer: Yvonne Challis; committee: Jocelyn Hill, Judy Hay, Margaret Jamieson, Colleen Coburn, Bev Oakley.

House points: Yellow 145 points; Green 95 points.

Joy gave an impressive and full report on last year.

Our support to Mid Canterbury federation continued with flowers for hospital, meals on wheels, federation sales table,

attending quizco, and cup day, entering and taking part in our biannual eisteddfod. Jan Walker is our link correspondent to Bere Regis.

Meeting closed at 4pm.

Wakanui

President Rosemary Moore welcomed all present and opened the March meeting in the Wakanui Hall on March 26.

Motto – If people wanted to pop out of bed, we would all sleep in toasters.

Roll call – Favourite brand of make-up. Aphrodite, Elizabeth Arden, Thin Lizzy, Max Factor were a few named.

Reports – Two John Kirwin books, All Blacks Don’t Cry have now been returned from federation, back to Wakanui WI to distribute.

We will donate them to Wakanui and Fairton schools, for their pupils to read.

The federation’s recent meeting where their concerns regarding the Show Bay entries was reported and discussed, also Eisteddfod.

Speaker – Vivien Bennett, a former member, talked about and demonstrated how to put on make up correctly.

Vivien has a busy job providing a make-up service to wedding parties, so deals with a verity of skin tones.

She informed us of very useful and interesting facts and tips. She told us the best brands, where and how to obtain them and answered all our questions.

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Market Price Trends Week beginning April 7, 2014

L A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt this week 13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI

last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago

1 year ago

40.21 60.08 76.41 78.57 64.25 90.74 97.79 100.27 107.19 110.88 108.49 40.21

40.21 60.08 76.41 78.57 64.12 90.74 97.79 100.27 107.19 110.88 108.49 40.21

41.43 61.35 77.82 79.45 63.77 92.39 99.58 101.38 109.16 112.11 110.65 40.21

40.42 60.60 76.93 83.22 64.38 92.17 99.30 105.85 108.81 117.05 109.02 40.21

29.55 48.24 65.20 63.80 55.62 75.39 81.13 80.95 88.78 89.53 97.02 40.21

6.72

6.72

6.72

6.72

6.72

1 Kg Shorn Pelt SI

2013/14 Low High 40.21 60.08 76.41 78.57 60.35 90.74 97.79 100.27 107.19 110.88 108.49

* * * *

* * * * * * 6.72 *

2012/13 ave

48.89 37.30 69.41 56.79 88.66 74.59 92.79 74.56 64.68 59.57 102.67 86.29 110.70 92.93 117.98 94.72 121.41 101.79 130.45 104.75 124.02 105.47 6.72 * 6.74

M U T T O N ($) Including 0.5kg pelt 21kg MX1

SI

65.91

65.91

67.88

68.29

52.43

65.91

P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator

374 388 397

374 388 399

386 398 399

396 428 412

351 368 374

M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator

235 263 319

235 263 326

247 276 324

262 304 314

232 251 291

374 * 388 * 397 ** 235 * 263 * 294 *

Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator

366 365 395

366 365 402

379 373 399

391 395 387

341 356 378

366 * 365 * 372

70.49

57.68

B E E F (c/ kg) 416 437 414 * 270 311 328 * 406 401 403

382 395 388 260 292 299 372 388 381

Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.

V E N I S O N ($/kg - gross) AP Hind 50kg AP Stag 60kg AP Stag 80kg

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.11 6.20 5.81

6.41 6.50 6.11

6.38 6.48 6.08

6.11 * 6.20 * 5.81 *

7.43 7.53 7.13

6.86 6.95 6.56

1380 865 780 710 485 475 475 460 500

1380 865 780 710 490 488 485 488 510

1380 970 785 690 500 490 490 480 530

1500 1075 865 745 450 400 380 395 520

1285 865 * 765 670 475 450 450 450 490

1500 1010 850 740 630 625 625 600 534

1475 1047 848 714 440 399 386 372 501

426.84 410.2 431.67 421.25

373 420

394 412

275 408

473 443

414 422

5060 5920 6220 5980 13670

5100 7000 7120 4930 11930

4630 5800 5370 6270 5380 * 6570 5240 6390 13090 14550

4258 4446 4502 4926 11572

W O O L Data: WSI Fine (21 microns) Medium (25 microns) Medium (27 microns) Medium (29 microns) Coarse (35 microns) Coarse (37 microns) Coarse (39 microns) 2nd Shear (37 microns-85mm) Lamb (31 micron-75mm)

W H E A T ($NZ/Tonne) ASW (Aus standard White) NZ Free (12.5% protein)

DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES Butter (NZ$/tonne) Skim Milk powder Whole Milk Powder Cheddar Cheese Casein

4740 5470 5380 6030 13280

5720 5970 5720 6070 13390

Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $.

Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.

OVERSEAS

MEAT

UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg)

PRICES 460 220 209 6.40

455 222 211 6.40

0.855 0.515 0.623 4.09

0.848 0.507 0.612 3.91

430 206 197 6.40

350 220 200 6.40

395 202 192 6.40 *

460 * 225 214 6.40 *

355 209 194 6.43

FINANCE US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)

PROCESSING

D A T A (000)

Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax

458 90 15.5

0.820 0.863 0.499 0.561 0.600 0.659 3.85 2.89 (Estimates only) 246 209 493 144 72 46 15.1 12.1 19.0

0.776 0.497 0.586 2.76

0.863 0.561 0.659 3.85

22 9 0.0

490 163 17.1

Note: * denotes a new low/high for season.

0.809 0.511 0.630 2.74

Climate change report ‘good and bad’ for NZ The release of IntergovThe world’s farmers, meeternmental Panel on Climate ing in Buenos Aires last week, Change (IPCC) assessment agreed that while agricultural report’s chapter on Ausemissions will increase to tralasia, reinforces science, head off potential global food research and water storage shortages, increasing producare fundamental to New Zeativity at the farm level will land’s adaptive response. greatly reduce agriculture’s “The IPCC report contains climate impact. both good and bad news for “Put simply, we need to do the New Zealand farm system more from less, but a blind adDr William and New Zealand as a whole,” herence to headline reduction Rolleston says Dr William Rolleston, targets for agriculture is not Federated Farmers vice-president, who practical, is not doable and is not being a has recently returned from the World good global citizen.

Farmers Organisation’s general-assembly.

“New Zealand farmers have been playThe report predicts that New Zealand ing their part by increasing output while will likely become drier in the north-east cutting carbon in every unit of agriculof the South Island as well as the east and tural product by about 1.3 per cent each north of the North Island. On the other year. We need science and research to help side of the ledger, it will likely become us do more. wetter in the south of the South Island.

The IPCC report underscores the fact “This will change pest pressure and bi- that adaptability will require crops and osecurity risks and the effectiveness of pastures that require less water and fewer biocontrols,” Dr Rolleston said. nutrients.

“The report more positively suggests Dr Rolleston said it was a clear signal that winters will become warmer with that water storage infrastructure was earlier spring growth in some areas. It needed to capture what could be heavier also predicts our farmers may benefit but less frequent rainfall. from increased world demand for food as “So given the need to adapt to these the world struggles to feed its burgeoning issues and the opportunities they may population. present, the decision to drop the Riddett “This challenge – to feed 10 billion peo- Institute, Gravida and the Bio-protection ple by 2050 in the face of climate change Centre as Centres of Excellence and – is the defining practical and moral issue therefore, reducing their funding, is someof our time.” what perplexing,” he said.

MARKET REPORT LAMB

New Zealand lamb exports for the month of February totalled 32,183 tonnes, a similar level to February last year, and a 32 per cent lift from January exports.

China was the largest market by volume, making up 25.5 per cent of total exports, followed by the UK at 22.1 per cent. However, the UK was the largest market by value at and made up 23.7% of total export receipts.

NZ exports to Saudi Arabia have rebounded in February, exports increased 71 per cent from January export volumes following a period of fewer exports to this region due to much stronger demand from China.

At the farm gate dry conditions in Manawatu have finally increased the yarded number of store lambs. However, better conditions on the coast have left store lamb offerings at low levels.

BEEF

The US beef market had a slow week, with the domestic 90CL cow market shedding about US8c/lb, or about 3 per cent, to be back near levels of 5-6 weeks ago.

The imported lean beef market also softened, but that was driven more by supply levels than by the fall in domestic pricing. US buyers now have reasonable import volumes arriving in-market, as well as a lot on the water.

With only average end user demand reported, they appear hesitant to commit to more product before some inventory has been digested. However, the autumn cow slaughter in the North Island is already showing signs of slowing, after a

fast start. So buyers will need to be careful they don’t sit back for too long as they risk having to pay more for product in a few weeks if supply tightens.

GRAIN

Feed wheat prices have continued to rise in Canterbury, but appear to be flattening out at about a $420/tonne median for feed wheat.

Feed barley is closer to $413/tonne on average. Consistent small parcels are being sold into the dairy sector, but larger scale movements are not being seen.

This year’s harvest in Canterbury has been smaller than the previous years, so the cumulative effect of these smaller sales may still result in a large proportion of the harvest being consumed in the first half of the season.

The April 1, Arable Industry Marketing Industry survey will help to shed some light on the actual consumption, when it is released in May. Palm kernel supplies in the North Island have been very tight, and now in most cases, spot sales are no longer available. Supplies for deliveries are tight and trucking capacity is at a premium. Imports are on the way, but are mostly sold until May. Feed demand has been very high in Waikato, with maize silage prices near to 30c/kg DM, and having to be brought in from outside the region.

Maize grain has been mostly used up with the new crop getting closer to harvest.

Early harvesting of maize grain in Gisborne has had some excellent yields and high quality coming out.

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Set the eggplant halves, cutside-down, on paper towels and allow moisture to drain for 15 minutes. Eggplant has quite a lot of moisture in it and doing this removes some of it.

Brush the cut surfaces of the eggplant with olive oil and place them, cut-side-down on a flat tray lined with baking paper and bake for 15 minutes. The eggplants will not cook completely through but the skin and flesh will just be softened. Cool for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 190°C. Use a spoon to gently scoop the pulp from the partially cooked eggplants leaving about 5mm of flesh on the skins. Set the skin shells aside.

Place the flesh in a food processor. Add 2 Tbsp of the Parmigiano cheese, ricotta cheese,

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■ Beat the egg white in a small bowl until stiff and gently fold into the eggplant mixture. Fill the eggplant skins with the mixture, mounding it slightly.

■ Place in a baking dish large enough to hold the 8 halves and pour the chicken stock around them. Sprinkle the stuffed eggplant halves with the remaining Parmigiano cheese and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.

■ Grate a little Parmigiano cheese over each half and cool for 5 minutes and then serve with a fresh seasonal green salad of your choice.

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First impressions can be misleading

By Kathleen Stringer

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ome people may think museums collect anything old. I have heard people say, “It’s over a hundred years old so the museum must want it”.

In the early days of museums that may have been true, but those days are over. Museums simply can’t take everything and most museums have a strict collection policy to prevent them becoming a dumping ground for stuff.

Like many, our museum accepted a lot of material in its early days we simply couldn’t accept now. As we prepare to move to our new building, we are looking at items that may not fit the new criteria and considering whether we need them or not.

This process, called deaccessioning, is rather complicated and requires a number of people to help make the decision of whether we remove it from the collection or not. And so it should be, as often there is a significance that is not immediately apparent.

A very clear case in point is this rather unimpressive decoration.

It isn’t any great work of art.

It’s not even from New Zealand, but the frame looks okay.

When I first looked at it, I quickly decided that it wasn’t something we needed in the collection, but might form part of our display prop collec-

tion. However, that all changed when I turned it over. It’s the rather tattered back that has significance and therefore will certainly be kept.

Chapman and Davis was established late 1907, after the partnership of Chapman and Terris dissolved. This business, while primarily painters,

sold decorating items as well as prints and framed art.

They continued until 1920 when Mr Davis sold the business to Collins and Co of Christchurch who carried on the business under the old name for a while.

About that time the Ashburton Guardian featured advertisements from J T Byrom, foreman painter, and E H Colvin picture framer, saying that they were going out on their own.

So although the item itself arouses little interest, the label tells us that it was manufactured between 1907 and 1920 and quite possibly framed by Mr Colvin, which is very interesting indeed.

It just shows that first impressions can be very misleading.

Forget the chamber pot’s purpose, it’s a lovely design

By Kathleen Stringer

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orget what it was used for, this chamber pot (right) sports a lovely design. It formed part of a bedroom set which included two chamber pots (his and hers) a vase and soap dish. Perhaps once it may also have had a jug and wash basin.

Once an embarrassing item of necessity (or, as the polite Victorians may have put it ‘ease’) these sturdy and often highly decorated items are now often placed in full view serving as, among other things, pot plant holders.

The history of chamber pots and toilets is long and interesting and to later generations, who have never experienced long-drop toilets and the night cart man, rather mysterious and unknown. Most people believe that Thomas Crapper invented the flush toilet, but actually it was invented in 1596 by a Mr Harrington. However, Crapper did promote bathroom showrooms and invented the ballcock. Most country folk had to live without any of Mr Crapper’s fine designs and manage with a long drop until the latter half of last century. Even

with outside toilets, a chamber pot was a good standby at night, during bad weather or ill health.

The terms ‘chamber pot’ (from the French for room) and ‘po’ are easy enough to understand, but I always was confused why such an object was called a jerry. I had as-

sumed that it came from the war and used derogatively against Germans, such as ‘jerry built’. I have heard people saying as children they were told to watch out for jerry under the bed with the dual connotations of not spilling the contents under the bed as well as Germans or any other “nasty” lurking in

the dark. However, on investigation I have discovered that ‘Jerry’ to describe both a nation and a chamber pot comes from the Herbrew Yarbh’am which means ‘let the people increase’ which, in the way words do, became in the early 1800s jeroboam a large wine bottle.

There was little distance to

travel until any large container could be called a Jerry, such as Jerry can. It is thought that Germans were called Jerry (as opposed to Gerry which would have made more sense) because of the large bucket-like helmets they wore.

Regardless of what you call them, there are some rather beautiful examples out there which are sought after as quirky relics of the past. Most have heavy curved handles able to transport the object without spilling the contents.

More modern ones look almost like casserole dishes and are designed to fit in commodes.

When firms such as Temuka and Timaru potteries obtained government contracts for chamber pots for institutions such as hospitals, they also had to make some without handles for both prisons and mental hospitals for obvious reasons.

While plain, functional and almost ugly, the relative rarity and purpose for which they were made make them collectable, however I would much prefer the example pictured which, with the right potted plant, would make a elegant addition to my collection of Victorian ceramics.

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■ BOXING

Morgan ‘knockout king’

By Jonathan Leask

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The Ashburton Boxing Club showed their resurgence to win the Novice Shield at the South Island Novice Championships at the Woolston Boxing Club at the weekend.

“It’s quite prestigious and the first time we had been in the hunt for it, so it shows we have come back in from out in the cold,” Ashburton boxing coach Colin Sheehan said.

As well as being top club Ashburton boxer Morgan Lumsden was named the best boxer of the tournament.

Lumsden was the knockout king, stopping three opponents to be named the best boxer of the evening.

Melissa McGlynn also won a title in the women’s division to help Ashburton have the most points at the tournament.

The 17-year-old heavyweight Dylan Smart lost his bout, but Sheehan said he showed promise and a great deal of heart, and should im-

prove for his next bout while fellow heavyweight Matt Miller was also in action.

Connor Perriton, younger brother of the national superbike champion Bailie, weighed in only to be without an opponent.

Ashburton had a sixth boxer in the ring with Christian Tikao fighting a match bout against Matt Crawford from Dunedin, a former New Zealand champion, and beat him on points.

Tikao has a bigger bout in Queenstown this weekend, taking on New Zealand champion and New Zealand representative Dominic Roe with Sheehan believing Tikao has a pretty good chance against a younger boxer with international experience.

Right: Ashburton Boxing Club’s Morgan Lumsden with the Boxer of the Tournament trophy from the South Island Novice Championships.

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Cancellara ‘a legend’ says Roulston

By Jonathan Leask

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Ashburton cyclist Hayden Roulston (left) heaped praise on team-mate Fabian Cancellara after he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen, and got a pat on the back in return.

Cancellara took the win from a four-man leading group, his third victory in the Flanders’ Monument, with Roulston expressing his satisfaction on Twitter.

“We at Trek are lucky we have a leader and champion like [Fabian Cancellara].What a machine! What a race. Legend.

We are privileged,” Roulston said via his Twitter account.

The 259 kilometre race came down to a riveting tactical battle as Cancellara had to play a cool hand with no team-mates remaining, most victims of crashes that marred the race all day including Roulston.

It was a game of cat and mouse as four riders entered the final kilometre and slowed to a crawl, each watching the other, waiting for the first rider to make the first move.

At 300 metres to go they still eyed each other until finally Cancellara, sitting in fourth wheel, jumped, and immediately opened a gap.

The others reacted, but couldn’t match Spartacus as he

powered his way to the finish line ahead of Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) and Sep Vanmarcke (Team Belkin).

“It was man against man and I just kept pushing to the end.

I did it for the team and for my wife because I promised to bring the flowers home,” Cancellara said.

“The race was quite intense, quite hard. To manage a race like this was amazing. Everyone did his little piece - Jesse [Sergent], Markel [Irazar], Hayden [Roulston], all the team – you need these little pieces to be at the top of the pyramid.”

Trek’s next stop is the 204km Scheldeprijs tomorrow.

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Tuakana Kamoe produced the top two finishes for Ashburton College at the South Island Secondary School Athletics Championships in Timaru at the weekend.

In the under 15 boys’ Kamoe

threw a discus 38.17m to win silver, 0.6m off gold, and his 11.59m shot put earned a second silver.

Kamoe was then third in the javelin with a throw of 38.41 There were also third place finishes for Johan Erasmus when he jumped 1.80m in the

Elliot stars for Mt Hutt Mount Hutt College athletes had plenty of top 10 finishes at the South Island Secondary school athletics championships in Timaru at the weekend. The top finish went to Aimee Elliott who was second in the under 14 girls’ 3000m in a time of 10:48.08 behind St Andrews’ Mya Graham who set a new record of 10:32.72.

Elliott was also sixth in the 1500m and was the only athlete to medal from Mt Hutt but several went close. In the under 14 girls shot put Victoria Pluck was fourth with a throw of 10.24m, and was ninth in the discus. Manaia WhatuiraWereta was fourth in the under 16 girls’ discus and seventh in the shot put. Isaac Huddleston fourth in the boys’ under 14 200m in a time of 25.72s. Dallas McLeod was fourth in under 15 boys’ shot put with a throw of 11.22m while older brother Cameron was fifth in the under 19 shot put with 13.54m.

Kenji Boekholt was fifth in the under 19 boys’ long jump.

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under 16 boys high jump and Greer Hooper’s 35.17m in the under 19 girls’ discus.

The College under 15 boys relay team of Gareth Hunt, Devin Coyle, Kamoe and Alin Onicas – not featuring a specialist sprinter - was also third.

Onicas was just off a medal

in the long jump with his 5.58m and the discus with a throw of 37.35m, while Hunt was fourth in the triple jump with a best effort of 11.41m.

Maddie Evans was fourth in the under 16 girls’ 800m as was Nete Caucau in the under 19 boys’ shot put.

The Magic have been dealt their first loss of the transtasman league season, falling to the Pulse in an extra-time thriller in Hamilton last night. Having dropped their past two games, it was a desperately needed win for the Pulse, with another loss likely to have been the knock-out blow for their season. With the scores tied at 45all at the end of regulation time, a couple of clutch plays from the Pulse in the 14-minute overtime period decided the match in their favour. Veteran midcourter Joline Henry was particularly influential down the stretch - her intercept with three minutes on the clock ultimately ended the Magic’s hopes of a fightback.

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UFC comes to Auckland James Te Huna’s debut as a middleweight will headline the UFC’s long-awaited first appearance in New Zealand. ‘UFC Fight Night Auckland: Te Huna vs Marquardt’ will take place at Vector Arena in Auckland on Saturday, June 28 and the Darfield-born Te Huna will meet former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nate Marquardt in a five-round main event. No other fights have been announced yet but the card will feature 11-13 bouts. Kiwi heavyweight Mark Hunt won’t be in action as he continues to recover from a badlydamaged hand suffered in his epic brawl with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in Brisbane last year.

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Baker gets six weeks Super Rugby has demonstrated its tough stance on dangerous lifting tackles with Highlanders winger Kurt Baker suspended for six weeks. Duty judicial officer Nicholas Davidson imposed the ban yesterday after Baker pleaded guilty, having been cited over a tackle on Melbourne Rebels halfback Nic Stirzaker during his team’s win in Dunedin last Friday. Davidson said he considered the potential for harm was significant as footage showed Stirzaker was lifted high off the ground and tipped quickly so that his neck made contact with the ground.

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■ FOOTBALL

Roma closing the gap Mattia Destro-inspired Roma have kept their faint title hopes alive while Parma offered the Giallorossi an unexpected boost with a shock 1-0 win over Napoli in Serie A. Destro scored his maiden Serie A hat-trick in Roma’s 3-1 win away to Cagliari to help reduce the gap to leaders Juventus to just five points. Although Juventus are expected to restore their eight-point lead when they host struggling Livorno overnight, the Giallorossi will hope, for 24 hours at least, that their dream of a first scudetto since 2001 is not yet over. Roma coach Rudi Garcia told Sky Sport Italia: “The race for the title isn’t over, but it’s not down to us. All we have right now is a tight grip on second place, and we’ll try to hold on to it until the end of the season.”

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Norwich sack Hughton Norwich City have sacked manager Chris Hughton in a bid to retain their Premier League status.

Saturday’s 1-0 loss at home to West Bromwich Albion left the Canaries just one place above the relegation zone, but still five points clear of a bottom three spot that will ensure demotion from the lucrative Premier League to the second-tier Championship at the end of the season. But, with five league games left to play, Norwich decided to ditch Hughton and promote current Under-18 coach Neil Adams, into the manager’s chair at Carrow Road instead. - AFP

Liverpool back on top Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored two penalties as his side returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win away to West Ham. Victory, in a match where Gerrard struck from the spot either side of Guy Demel’s equaliser, left Liverpool two points in front of Chelsea and four ahead of third-placed Manchester City.

However, City still have two games in hand over both Liverpool and Chelsea. Liverpool play City at Anfield next weekend. Earlier, Liverpool’s Merseyside rivals Everton bolstered their hopes of Champions League football next season by moving to within a point of fourth-placed Arsenal after they beat the Gunners 3-0.

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Mid Canterbury Eastern’s Dave Ring (centre) fires a shot on goal against Cashmere Technical in the Division Four clash at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday.

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Frustrating start to season

By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury went down 3-1 in their season opener away against Christchurch United in Mainland Football’s division one on Saturday.

A scrappy first half had the game locked at 0-0 at the break, with both teams guilty of giving the ball away too often and too easily.

New coach, Scotsman Graham Hannon, known as Haggis, gave his side a roasting and they responded with the opening goal.

In the 55th minute a one-two between Davilson Stela and

Jack Roberts played the ball out to Jamal Leask, who crossed a nice ball back in for Roberts to power a header into the net.

The home side lifted and were soon able to level as their striker beat teenage goalkeeper Liam Sheppard at the near post.

It turned the game as the visitors hit home two more quick goals.

It provided the visitors a huge mountain to climb, and with captain for the day, Tony Cass, in his last appearance coming off as well as tenacious young fullback Nic Jansen getting injured, the game

slipped away despite the close efforts from Roberts and Victor Ikini.

The season started better in division four with Mid Canterbury Eastern beating Cashmere Technical 2-1.

In division five Methven United were held to a 1-1 draw away to Hornby United.

The Mid Canterbury Masters went down to FC Twenty 11 4-5.

The best result of the day was reserved for the Mid Canterbury Youth XI who claimed an emphatic 10-2 over Hornby United in 18th grade division two.

FUTSAL REP Mid Canterbury’s Darren Cavill has made the Canterbury Under 16 Futsal team. Cavill went to the Futsal, a five-a-side indoor variation of football, national championships with the Canterbury under 14s in Wellington last year.

He plays in the Junior Mainland Football Futsal competition at the Bishopdale YMCA with a Mid Canterbury team on Sundays and for the Mid Canterbury football 15th grade side on Saturdays.

The 15th grade side lost their season opener 2-5 away to FC Twenty11 on Saturday and are at home to St Bedes Red.

Sacking ‘a coincidence’ FFA boss David Gallop insists former Matildas mentor Tom Sermanni’s exit from the US women’s national team has no bearing on the future of underpressure Australia coach Hesterine de Reus. Sermanni, who took over the US women’s team in January 2013 after eight years at the helm of the Matildas, was sacked yesterday Hesterine de - hours after the Reus Americans beat China 2-0 in Colorado. De Rues has been in the spotlight in recent days because of a player revolt against the Dutch disciplinarian, but Gallop insisted the timing of Sermanni’s exit was entirely coincidental.

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All White Rojas not living up to reputation

By Coen Lammers Supporters of the German Bundesliga club Vfb Stuttgart are starting to question whether their star recruit Marco Rojas has become a bad investment.

The All Whites striker played his first competitive match for the reserve team on Saturday, but was substituted after 45 minutes.

During the weekend Vfb fans inundated the club’s official online forum with their views, again questioning the nimble Kiwi’s ability to cope with the physical nature of the Bundesliga. Judging by the comments,

some fans have already written Rojas off, while others continue to ask for patience.

Rojas moved to Germany in June but broke a metatarsal in his right foot during his first pre-season match, which put him on the sideline for half the season. The New Zealander made a brief appearance in a few friendly matches during the Christmas break but a knee injury again played havoc with his Bundesliga adventure.

Stuttgart is struggling near the bottom of the league and team management is keen to get Rojas available for the business end of the season.

Marcos Rojas

Rojas arrived which much fanfare from Melbourne Victory after being crowned Player for the Year in the A-League, so it was no surprise that his return in the reserve team against MSV Duisburg drew an unusual amount of attention for a

third German division match.

Coach Jürgen Kramny pulled Rojas from the field after the first half in which he failed to set the world on fire. ”He tried several things but just couldn’t get into the game. More than 45 minutes was not realistic for him today.”

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RESULTS ■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club April 4 Monday Evening – Flaxmere Trophy N/S 1 Joyce Johnson and M Jones, 2 A van Dyk and B Leighton, 3 G Branthwaite and K Kingsland. E/W 1 M Bruce and S Lyons, 2 G Brown and D Fisher, 3 Paul Fergus and A Gray Tuesday Evening – Robinson Salver N/S 1 J Knight and B Smith, 2 S Rosevear and D Warring, 3 P and T Downward. E/W 1 M Moore and A Maude, 2 J Irwin and B Macaulay, 3 A and M Reid Wednesday Afternoon - Duplicate 1 J Edmond and K Robb, 2 M Buckland and B Smith, 3 S Rosevear and J Fechney,4= R Kyle and R McLaughlin and J Irwin and B McIlraith Thursday Evening – Mary Mulligan Trophy N/S 1 B Smith and M Stowell, 2 M Buckland and J Knight, 3 A Rooney and L Rose.

E/W 1 V Palmer and S Rosevear, 2 I Doel and P Downward, 3= J Fechney and M Holdaway and W Kolkman and M Muir

Jeff Williamson and Gordon Clinton.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Brian Mee, Braided Rivers: Charlie Alexander, Rothburys Insurance: Bo Houston, Netherby Meats: tba, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Paul Dennison.

Twos: Steve Richards, Bo Houston, Daniel Green and Rodney O’Neill.

Birdy Jackpot Hole; # 7; Nett Eagles Jackpot Hole: #18

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Women’s Open sponsored by BNZ April 4 Best Gross over the field Jenny Kellahan (Geraldine) 82 Grade 1 Nett Alison Hewson 67; Nett Runner Up Hilary Lovett 71; Nett 2nd Runner Up Heather McKimmie (Rakaia) 72; Stableford Marion Wederll (Rakaia) 35 on c/b; Stableford Runner Up Lynn Brand (Bottlelake) 35 Grade 2 Nett Patricia Clarke (Geraldine) 68; Nett Runner Up Lockie Laird (Amberley) 71 on c/b; Nett 2nd Runner Up Heather Robertson 71 Stableford Karen McRae 36; Stableford Runner Up Maryanne Urquhart 34 on c/b Grade 3 Nett Lynn Bird (Tinwald) 69; Nett Runner Up Janice Ackerley 70 on c/b Nett 2nd Runner Up Brenda Fechney 70; Stableford Helen May (Geraldine) 36 on c/b; Stableford Runner Up Margaret Cottier (Amberley) 36 on c/b Nearest to Pins Grade 1 No 4 Jenny Kellahan (Geraldine); Grade 2 No 14 Judith Smith (Tinwald); Grade 3 No 8 Diana Wellman (Tinwald) Longest Drive Grade 1 No 13 Lynn Brand (Bottlelake); Grade 2 No 16 Judith Smith (Tinwald); 2nd Shot Grade 3 No 18 Chleone Emery Twos: No 8: Jo Peacock, Di Bell; No 12: Lynn Brand, Marion Wederell; No 14: Shirley Elliott

April 5 The best stableford score of the day went to Bo Houston with 41pts. Other winning scores were Steve Richards 40; Kevin O’Neill 37; Rodney O’Neill and Paul Dennison 35; Jamie Stone, Trevor Watson and Paul Greer 34.

Winners in matchplay were: Daniel Green, Adrian Hopwood, Andrew Tindall, Paddy Bradford, Neil MacDonald, Dave Hewitt, George Brown, John Dudley, Gavin Douglas.

Noel Sutton, Tim Newton, Bryan Donaldson,

April 5 Winners: Allan Dixon beat Logan Tasker c/b Wayne Blair 77-10-67 from Brian Fielder 92-25-67; Don Ingold 91-22-69; John Low 86-17-69; Allan Dixon 81-12-69; Peter McLauchlan and Ian Beach 70.

Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance Brokers No 2: Steve King; John McAuliffe Bayleys Real Estate No 11: Gavin Smith; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers No 5: Ben Neilson; ANZ Bank No 14: Don Ingold; ATS 2nd Shot No 9 and

■ Croquet Inter-club Teams Events Association Croquet, April 1 1 Waireka Club (Ashburton) Golf Croquet: April 2 - 1 Aorangi Club

■ Golf

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No 18: Peter McLauchlan. Two’s: John Low, Steve King, Gordon Duthie, Ben Neilson Ash Vegas Player of the Day: Wayne Blair 77-10-67 Nett Eagle: No 17 Not Struck Next Week: District Teams – 2nd stableford; 3rd Kerr

Mayfield Golf Club April 3 Winners: McLean Trophy: Kerry and Margaret Read net 59 American Foursomes: Kerry and Margaret Read 82-23-59; Edna Ralston & Gordon Duthie 87-27½-59½; c/b Donny Lake & Judy Webb 77-13-64 from Steve and Val Schmack 90-26-64; Glenis Carr and Steve King 79-15-64; Wayne Blair and Annemarie Blair 85-19-66; B. Sutherland and P. Harcourt 90-23½-66½; A. Vessey and A. Dixon 89-22-67.

Two’s: B. Wilson and M. Greenslade; J. Allan and T. Corbett; B. Sutherland and P. Harcourt; D. Lake and J. Webb x 2; K. Read and M. Read; G. Duthie and E. Ralston Nearest Pins: Ladies No 5 & 14: Glenis Carr; Men No 5 & 14: Jack Allan; Ladies No 2 & 11 2nd Shot: Judy Webb; Men No 2 & 11: Kerry Read; Combined 2nd Shot No 9 and No 18: Steve King.

Mayfield Golf Club 9 Hole Division, April 3 Stroke: Ladies 1st J Ludemann 59:20:39, 2nd J Cook 60:20:40 Men 1st R Thompson 57:15:42, 2nd G Jacobson 75:29:46 Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – J Cook, Mayfield Transport No. 5 – J Cook

Methven Golf April 5: Senior Stu Wilson 82-10-72 by lot; Intermediate Mike Gray 88-17-71; Junior A Leyton Blackwell 91-21-70; Junior B Mike Harris 100-26-74 Other good scores 72, Keith Middleton 73 Piers Rolton Phil Elliott 74 Gavin Santy Phil Johnson 75 Eric Grimwade Alister Maxwell Twos: Piers Rolton Alister Maxwell Ian Lucas Topnotch 4 Square Supermarket Best nett Mike Gray 71; Aribica Café 2nd nett Keith Middleton 72; Club Voucher Best Gross Piers Rolton 80; Closest Pins Aqua Restaurant # 4 Ben Rutter; Hunters Wines #6 Mike Gray;

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Ski Time #13 Alister Maxwell; The Green Parrot #17 Phil Elliott; Methven Travel 2nd shot #14 John Eddington Next Saturday; 1st Rounds Duff & Harry maw, match play.

Bar duty, R Currie & J Robinson

Ko down the track New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has finished well off the pace at the opening major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California. The 16-year-old carded a final round two-over 74 to finish at two-over for the tournament, 16 shots behind American winner Lexi Thompson.

The World No.4, who was trying to become the youngest major champion in history, carded rounds of 73, 70, 73 and 74. That left Ko in a share of 29th place in her first major as a professional.

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Methven 9 hole Golf Club April 4 2nd Putting and 2nd Stableford Hammer Hardware best player: Barbara Kemp 60-22-38 15 putts. Marita Jowett 6324-39, 18 Stablefords; Mike Markillie 57-2037, 17 Stablefords; Karen Currie 59-21-38, 17 Stablefords.

BNZ 2nd shot Hiromi Ikehata

Methven Ladies Golf April 2: National District Teams Aotearoa Cup, Coronation Medal, Vets MedalArabica Best Nett Ellen Kemp 92-23-69; Sara Gallagher 89-16-73; Ruth Smith 98-24-74 Putting Jenny Senior 29,Sara Gallagher 29.

Nearest To Pin #4 Silver Club Voucher Katrina Glass; #6 Bronze A Methven Pharmacy Not Struck; #13 Open Methven Travel Ruth Smith; #17 Bronze B Methven Four Square Heather Middleton; #17 Saturday Ladies Methven Supervalue Not Struck Two’s and Nett Eagles Raiona Isherwood, Alison Mucklex2, Ruth Smithx2, Gayle O’Duffy, Sandra Marr, Margaret Kelk, Katrina Glass, Liz Kofoed Coronation Medal Gayle O’Duffy 76, Aotearoa Cup Heather Middleton 75, Veterans Cup Erna Smith 80, Best Gross Jenny Senior 87

Aussies running hot A veteran American golf writer shook his head as Matt Jones chipped in from off the green to extend Australia’s recent dominance on the US PGA Tour.

“Please, stop it. It can’t go on like this,” he said. The scribe was in disbelief as Jones became the fourth Australian to win on the world’s richest tour in the last eight weeks, joining Jason Day, John Senden and Steven Bowditch - with Senden, Bowditch and Jones all successful in the last month.

Jones’ triumph in a play-off over American Matt Kuchar ensures seven Australians will tee up at Augusta National, where Adam Scott defends his title.

- AAP

Rakaia Ladies Golf LGU Bryant Cup, 1st round putting, April 2 Silver: Jane Pangborn 82-7-75, Bronze A: Bev Sutherland 92-22-70, Bronze B: Janet Kingsbury 101-30-71, Bronze C: Alison Doig 116-49-67. Putting: Jane Pangborn 28 and Michelle Kingsbury 28.

9 Holers: Stroke and putting, Sue Bunt 2nd round Monica Hanrahan 60-24-36 and 17 putts, Lillian O’Hanlon 55-19-36 and 17 putts Railway Tavern 2nd shot no. 3 Michelle Kingsbury; Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot no. 6 Bev Sutherland Nearest Pin No. 8 Bev Sutherland; Chertsey Spraying nearest pin no. 15 Jane Pangborn S. Quinn 2nd shot no. 17 Janet Kingsbury Two’s: Jane Pangborn, Marion Wederell; Bronze C 3’s: Alison Doig.

M9 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 1 15x22 Zoe Brand 17.21 .............................. B Dann Raceway Meeting Date: 08 Apr 2014 NZ Meeting num- 2 54676 Zee Brugge 17.39 .....................J McInerney ber: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 3 48375 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 4 45363 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 10, 11 and 12 5 568x4 Wellywood 17.60 W & ....................... Nissen 6 77686 New York Affair 18.08 .......................A Joyce 1 12.02pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 7 76574 Groovy Leo 17.61 .....................J McInerney 1 54834 Ziggy War Paint 17.64 ............... R Cockburn 8 54654 Que Tee Chicks 17.32 M & ...............Jopson 2 32216 Red Hot Fury 17.59 M & ...................Jopson 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 3 15865 Mulberry Brook 17.59................... K Cassidy 4 72636 Totally Toasted nwtd ............................A Lee 10 58868 Wandy Millah 17.63.....................D Kingston 5 45874 Homebush Kelso 17.53 .............J McInerney 4 12.56pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 67674 Know Solution 30.99 .................... L Waretini 6 x8671 Another Another nwtd ...............J McInerney 2 45341 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 7 17514 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 3 44544 Casino Black 31.02 ....................H Anderton 8 348x6 Go Nola 17.55 ................................G Cleeve 4 57431 Cawbourne Axe 30.62 W & ............... Nissen 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 5 83771 Homebush Zelda 30.93 .............J McInerney 10 68878 Thanks Louise 17.47........................ B Dann 6 57878 Opawa Lauren 31.22................. A Bradshaw 2 12.20pm HURUNUI HOTEL STAKES C1, 520m 7 68126 Culvie Sprite 30.63 H &.......................Taylor 1 57664 Court The Belle 31.46 L &.................. Wales 8 68845 Opawa Pearl 30.98 L & ...................... Wales 2 37575 Botany Comet 30.68 .................J McInerney 9 64877 Opawa Marg 30.39.......................C Roberts 3 63355 Mr. Barry 30.86................................J Goode 10 28776 Opawa Lucky 30.89 L & ..................... Wales 4 73x8x Opawa Hally 30.96 L & ...................... Wales 5 34523 Know Security 30.64 ......................G Cleeve 5 1.14pm (NZT) CTV SPRINT C1, 295m 1 6x768 Fulla Torque 17.55 .................... R Cockburn 6 6515 True Blue Style 31.03 .............M K Dempsey 2 23874 Homebush Haven 17.44 ...........J McInerney 7 54118 Goldstar Jeanie 31.27 S & .............. B Evans 3 37665 Bizarro 17.59 S & ............................ B Evans 8 87785 Wandy On In 30.79 .....................D Kingston 4 72857 Star Gun nwtd ..................................A Joyce 9 64877 Opawa Marg 30.39.......................C Roberts 5 76x86 Line Honours nwtd .........................G Cleeve 10 28776 Opawa Lucky 30.89 L & ..................... Wales 3 12.38pm PRETTY GOOD AT STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 6 77575 Max’s Lad nwtd M & ..........................Jopson

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84516 Goldstar Magic 31.31 S & ............... B Evans 27656 Blushing Belle 30.63 L & .................... Wales 64786 Opawa Goodie 30.71 L & ................... Wales 46588 Opawa Anne 30.73 L & ...................... Wales 11 3.06pm CHRIS & LISA EARL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 31454 Advanced Pedro 17.76 S & ............. B Evans 2 33763 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 3 Fx177 Celosia 18.00 ....................................M Flipp 4 34257 Cec Divine 17.49............................G Cleeve 5 54338 Nitro Express 17.59 ..................... L Waretini 6 56375 Another Hunter nwtd .................J McInerney 7 58464 Avec Lamour 17.58 ................... A Bradshaw 8 45346 Billy Muggins 17.49 .......................... B Dann 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 10 58688 Massage Only nwtd ....................D Kingston 12 3.22pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C1, 295m 1 28688 Jasper Haka nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 7231F Culvie Boy 17.46 ........................... J Holdem 3 15647 No Leaf Clover 17.46 W &................. Nissen 4 1x658 Know Pity 17.82 .............................G Cleeve 5 23545 Phat Pants 17.66 M & .......................Jopson 6 32215 Look At Lucy 17.56 M & ...................... Smith 7 6x781 Chocdee Karen nwtd ................J McInerney 8 26643 Harper Mehl nwtd S & ..................... B Evans 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 10 68878 Thanks Louise 17.47........................ B Dann LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway

1 43441 Cawbourne Floyd nwtd ................... M Grant 2 57832 Lincoln Flyer nwtd ......................D Stapleton 3 18882 Noggin 32.74......................................J Allen 4 48651 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 5 25246 Cawbourne Aries nwtd .................C Roberts 1 12.11pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 6 78853 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey C1, 310m 7 57364 Opawa Cassidy nwtd L & ................... Wales 1 46178 Homebush Tiare nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 38318 Shez Keen 34.07...............................S Keen 2 67271 Winne Willow 18.90 M & .......................J Hill 9 65356 Que Tee Pix nwtd M &.......................Jopson 3 21234 Another Cover 19.02 .................J McInerney 4 73841 Thiago 18.88 ..............................D Stapleton 10 16357 Fancy Kiwi nwtd P & ..................... B Conner 5 63417 Editorial nwtd ............................R Blackburn 4 1.05pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STKS 6 216 Business Review nwtd ..............R Blackburn C1, 545m 7 65576 Black Trigger 19.04 P &................. B Conner 1 43333 Cover To Cover 32.74.................D Stapleton 8 57555 New Ingilltab 18.94 P & ................. B Conner 2 F2321 Ambilight 32.69 J & .........................D Fahey 9 121 Go Tommo nwtd .........................D Stapleton 3 61384 Cawbourne Cruze nwtd .................. M Grant 10 126 Corporate Image nwtd ..............R Blackburn 4 66828 Calm Spirit 33.00 ...............................J Allen 2 12.29pm FORBURY SPORTS BAR MAIDEN SPRINT 5 53673 Flip Flippa nwtd L & ........................... Wales 6 47452 Stich Up 33.42 S &.......................... B Evans C0, 310m 7 64224 Doleuze nwtd ....................................J Dunn 1 56244 Lemon Fish nwtd.......................J McInerney 8 21152 Opawa Albie 33.07 .......................C Roberts 2 88626 Ozarks Daughter nwtd ...................J Guthrie 9 76735 Scotsome Power nwtd M & ...............Jopson 3 8F785 Goldstar Frankie nwtd S & .............. B Evans 10 65356 Cawbourne Tip nwtd ....................C Roberts 4 T8TT2 Smash Magic nwtd .............. M Grant 5 65272 Goldstar Chumlee nwtd S &............ B Evans 5 1.23pm OZARK KENNELS SPRINT C0, 310m 6 66555 Admiral Adam nwtd P & ................ B Conner 1 57647 Goldstar Rosie nwtd S & ................. B Evans 7 84 Watch Out Traps nwtd ................D Stapleton 2 7 Pee Cee Plod nwtd M & ........................J Hill 8 4 Memphis Girl nwtd S & ................... B Evans 3 F4766 Goldstar Deejay nwtd S & ............... B Evans 9 T2364 Goldstar Mario nwtd S & ...... B Evans 4 721 Mr. November nwtd ....................D Stapleton 10 52668 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M &.................J Hill 5 47336 Gwendoline Stela nwtd S & ............ B Evans 3 12.47pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STKS C1, 545m 6 75787 Hammock nwtd ..............................J Guthrie Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 08 Apr 2014 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12

1 67257 Cala Rapita 17.87 .............................M Flipp 7 31563 Big Muddy 17.63 M &.......................... Smith 2 55468 Wonkey Donkey 17.76 .............. A Bradshaw 8 22322 Opawa Lean Meat 17.53 L & ............. Wales 3 56567 Jet To Mars 17.70 M & ........................ Smith 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 4 F2241 Wunzee 17.39 ...........................J McInerney 10 68878 Thanks Louise 17.47........................ B Dann 5 35875 Radical Rufus nwtd .......................... B Dann 6 1.32pm AMBER CLEANING DASH C1, 295m 6 71441 Trumped Up 17.70 M & .....................Jopson 1 74856 Duco To Duco 17.73..........................M Flipp 7 41 Ohoka Hope 17.70 ....................... L Waretini 2 75634 Churchill Chaser 17.63 .................... B Dann 8 27458 Opawa Laz 17.61 L &......................... Wales 3 75782 Token Stu 17.75 ................................ J Rush 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 4 4637x Keramus Girl 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 5 51617 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.20 .............. L Waretini 10 58688 Massage Only nwtd ....................D Kingston 6 36463 Another Rule 17.75 ...................J McInerney 9 2.26pm BARRON’S SUPPLIES DASH C1, 295m 1 6687x Another Fantasy nwtd ...............J McInerney 7 31x58 Three Knots 17.51 ..................... D T Barnes 2 64476 Out Back Bill 17.69 ................M K Dempsey 8 7788x Chase The Stars 17.88 M & ................ Smith 3 8x485 Mop Head 17.76 ........................ D T Barnes 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 4 31368 Teevee Kimba 17.65 .........................M Flipp 10 58868 Wandy Millah 17.63.....................D Kingston 7 1.50pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ 5 51828 Mr. Johnny nwtd ..............................J Goode 6 88648 Phil Wart 17.43............................. L Waretini STAKES C1, 520m 7 36265 Harper’s Bizarre 17.49 ..................... B Dann 1 78x42 Night Pearl nwtd ............................... S Clark 8 36x76 Quattro 17.66 ............................ M Robinson 2 55625 Kaino 30.75 H & ..................................Taylor 9 85778 Make Your Point 17.40 S & .............. B Evans 3 52522 Opawa Andrea 30.53 L & ................... Wales 10 58868 Wandy Millah 17.63.....................D Kingston 4 45471 Homebush Radar nwtd .............J McInerney 5 86755 Know Future 30.74.........................G Cleeve 10 2.46pm GARDEN CITY CHEM-DRY STKS C1, 520m 1 36854 Car Bootle nwtd ........................ M Robinson 6 54467 Toddy’s A Flyer nwtd ....................C Roberts 2 63612 Voussoir 31.28 H & .............................Taylor 7 41442 Goldstar Bomber 30.92 S & ............ B Evans 3 42526 Miss Selfies 30.93 .....................J McInerney 8 x7144 Cawbourne Monaro 30.61 W & ......... Nissen 4 65356 Cawbourne Tip 30.99 ...................C Roberts 9 64786 Opawa Goodie 30.71 L & ................... Wales 5 13 Know Danger 30.81 .......................G Cleeve 10 46588 Opawa Anne 30.73 L & ...................... Wales 6 18 Laredo nwtd ......................................M Flipp 8 2.08pm GLENBYRE TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m

1 77456 Bob’s Eye 32.59 ........................J McInerney 7 83737 Master At Arms nwtd......................J Guthrie 2 6464 Starburst Terry nwtd ........................ M Grant 8 723 Goldstar Chyna nwtd S & ................ B Evans 3 72112 No Undies Sundy 32.35 ............J McInerney 9 32451 Bo’s Business nwtd ......................... M Grant 10 487 Hareeba Time nwtd ....................D Stapleton 4 38337 Opawa Casper 32.84 L & ................... Wales 6 1.41pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C2, 310m 5 12577 Pindari 33.04 ................................C Roberts 6 77577 Starburst Clemmy 33.36 ................. M Grant 1 78631 Pukeko Thunder 18.77 ...................B Healey 7 57167 Deanne’s Fantasy 32.58 J & ...........D Fahey 2 56758 Cawbourne Plunge nwtd ...........J McInerney 8 54775 Wild Grove 33.09 .........................C Roberts 3 68551 Lynny Southcombe nwtd ...........J McInerney 9 13685 Cawbourne Polly nwtd .................... M Grant 4 27863 Another Becky 18.56.................J McInerney 5 4x212 Irish Blue nwtd J & ..........................D Fahey 10 58888 Goldstar Bella nwtd S & .................. B Evans 6 28847 Benny’s Angel nwtd...................J McInerney 9 2.35pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C5, 545m 1 88118 Raw Energy 31.85 ....................J McInerney 7 21124 Rattle Ya Dags 19.05.........................J Dunn 2 82823 Cawbourne Witch 32.75 ...............C Roberts 8 41217 McJopson nwtd S & ........................ B Evans 3 73173 Thrilling Marty nwtd P & ................ B Conner 9 73712 Bigtime Tip nwtd.............................. R Breen 4 65562 Opawa No Ear 32.69 L & ................... Wales 10 11723 Gypsy Hunter nwtd ....................D Stapleton 7 1.59pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STKS 5 21344 Russell Hart 32.10 ....................J McInerney 6 14422 Know Attempt 32.40.......................G Cleeve C2/3, 545m 7 85814 Punch On Jaime 33.62 .............J McInerney 1 84233 Criniti’s 32.49 ....................................J Dunn 8 81227 Stolen Money 32.64 .......................G Cleeve 2 62771 Rob’s Mate 32.55 M &...........................J Hill 9 32745 Cawbourne Philip 33.02 ............J McInerney 3 82758 Waimak Dave nwtd ...................J McInerney 10 14642 Opawa Webby 33.55 L & ................... Wales 4 68782 Homebush Iris 32.33 .................J McInerney 5 46656 Opawa Style 32.98 L & ...................... Wales 10 2.55pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT 6 15228 Opawa Zara nwtd J &......................D Fahey C2/3, 310m 7 14453 Opawa Bomb 32.88 L & ..................... Wales 1 42642 Cawbourne Chief 18.41 .................. M Grant 8 68786 Business Plan nwtd....................D Stapleton 2 78873 Jumpin’ Julia nwtd .....................J McInerney 9 56773 Opawa Bro 32.73 L & ......................... Wales 3 26221 Noble Fantasy 18.66 S & ................ B Evans 10 7x113 Harper Rose nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 4 x8512 Tepirita Charger 18.77 ......................J Dunn 8 2.17pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES 5 35636 Primitive 18.26 ...........................D Stapleton C4, 545m 6 78567 Botany Jessie 18.75..................J McInerney

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72x36 Thrilling Daze nwtd ......................... M Grant 44641 Marmalade Skies 18.92 ....................J Dunn 85688 Turbo Tundra 18.63 ......................... M Grant 67444 Smash Amego nwtd ........................ M Grant 11 3.13pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C4, 310m 1 27234 Botany Prancer nwtd .................J McInerney 2 8x663 Ate Pizza nwtd ..................................J Dunn 3 27223 Know Charity nwtd .........................G Cleeve 4 33417 Another Jewel 18.85 .................J McInerney 5 43633 Know Lies nwtd ..............................G Cleeve 6 66232 Trans Tasman nwtd ...................R Blackburn 7 46422 Red Carpet nwtd ............................G Cleeve 8 63717 Opawa Rufus 18.68 S &.................. B Evans 9 53542 Know Pride nwtd ............................G Cleeve 10 52574 Another Colt nwtd .....................J McInerney 12 3.30pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 15TH APRIL C5, 310m 1 48111 Angelic Star 18.47.............................J Dunn 2 23113 Know Jealousy 18.33 .....................G Cleeve 3 88518 Deanne’s Magic nwtd .................D Stapleton 4 85771 Wandy Hallee 18.56 .......................G Cleeve 5 18737 Some Say 18.61.........................D Stapleton 6 4284x Finn McMissile 18.33 ......................L Philips 7 12112 Keramus 18.51 ...............................G Cleeve 8 18875 Bellwave nwtd ............................D Stapleton 9 14723 Pearl’s Boy 18.57 ...........................G Cleeve 10 82762 Little Midnight nwtd ....................D Stapleton LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd

- First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Sport 22 Ashburton Guardian

In brief

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

RESULTS

Senior Bs play midweek Mid Canterbury senior B rugby has a round under lights tomorrow night in the Michael Duff Memorial round. With wins against Rakaia and Celtic, the unbeaten Southern clash with Collegiate in Hinds, in a rematch of last year’s Beckley Cup. Collegiate are looking for a second win after the bye. Coming off a win over Rakaia, Methven heads to the also unbeaten Hampstead. Celtic host Allenton with both teams coming off second round losses, as does defending division two champions Tinwald and Rakaia and Mt Somers get the night off. The sides then have a short turnaround before the fourth round on Saturday except for Rakaia who have the bye. Hampstead have a second home game in a row against Collegiate, Methven are at home to Mt Somers and Southern move over to Mayfield to host Allenton while Tinwald are up against Celtic.

Hayward to switch?

Western Force match-winner Jayden Hayward is the latest Kiwi set to switch allegiances and aim for a Wallabies jersey.

Taranaki-born Hayward has been a revelation for the Force since crossing the Tasman last year and highlighted his worth with a superb individual try to steal a 32-29 upset over Queensland on Saturday night.

Currently in the second year of a three-year qualifying period as a foreign development player, the converted fullback is keen to remain in Perth and play for Australia after the 2015 World Cup. “I’d love to stay here,” Hayward said. “Everybody wants to play international rugby and if the opportunity arises then I wouldn’t say no.” Hayward isn’t the only New Zealand fullback revelling in Australia, with Melbourne Rebels import Jason Woodward already in the sights of Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie. Woodward’s Rebels teammates Scott Fuglistaller and Toby Smith are also on the radar while Mike Harris has already played 10 Tests thanks to an Aussie-born grandmother. - AAP

■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club Trophy Winners, March 22 Men: Junior Singles Mangin Trophy: Russell Lowe; Colts Singles Christmas Cup: Jim Allison; Championship Singles Bell Cup: Roger Gutberlet; Runner-up Milner Jacob Trophy: Dion Kiddey; Championship Pairs Cockcroft Cup: A. MacKenzie, A Miller; Championship Triples Lilley Tray: C Dennis, J Smart, B Williams; Championship Fours Withell Cups: R Gutberlet, M Anderson, M Quinn, H Kemp; Runner-up MacKenzie Tray: B Williams, G Taylor, J Lilley, J McIntyre; Handicap Singles Dingwell Cup: W Lee; Handicap Pairs Stanley Cup: T Watson, I Blackwood; Graded Triples Small Figures: C Leech, H Kemp.

C Cross; Graded Fours Tarbotton Cup: J Smart, W Lee, H Kemp, R Lowe; Runnerup Duncan Tray: M Anderson, M Jacob, R Anstiss, B O’Sullivan; Junior Fours: Not Played; Junior Triples: Not Played; Most Improved Player Michael O’Reilly Trophy: John McLay; Fair Play Award Bevan Stroud Memorial 2011: Marlene McLaughlan Ladies: Junior Singles Bowman Cup: Pip Kiddey; Runner-up: Winnie Dickman; Intermediate Singles Learmonth Cup: Ollie Collins; Championship Singles Warriner Cup: Leonie Spargo; Runner-up Spargo Tray: Heather Goodall; Championship Pairs Doak Tray: D Gutberlet, O Collins; Runner-up Cullimore Trophy: M Eder, S Maw; Championship Triples Shelley Trophy: M Eder, S Maw, W Herriott; Runner-up Small Bowler figures: H Goodall, R O’Sullivan, A Gibb; Championship Fours Craft Tray: M Eder, S Maw, J Rooke, W Herriott; Runner-up MacKenzie Trophy: D Gutberlet, G Crack, G Kelly, P Kiddey; Club Fours McElhinney Tray: M Eder, G Kelly, S Johnston, O Collins; Club Triples Eva Bishop Cup: N MacKenzie, G Kelly, R O’Sullivan; Club Pairs M Kiddey Tray: H Goodall, S Johnston; Singles Handicap A W B C Trophy: L Spargo; Most Improved Player Wilson Trophy: R O’Sullivan; Parsons Tray: Not played Open Tournaments Ladies Open Fours Bowman Cup: M Frankum and team; Trust Open Triples Betty Gordon Memorial: R Bennett, D King, D Vanderweg, (Rakaia) Domestic Tournaments Club Club Classic Ingold Tray: T Watson, H Kemp, U Crack, J Knudson; Club Mixed Pairs Glassey Trophy: G Eder, M Eder; Club Mixed Fours Glenburn Murray Gray: M Eder, C Andrews, J McIntyre; Club Fours Centennial Quaoch: J Smart, J Bell, R O’Sullivan; Closing Day Trophy Bird Cup: M Eder, C Bird, A Stroud; Club Mixed Fours or Triples Dorothy Cup: C Bird, S Maw, D Weir; Club Drawn Fours Harry Lee Memorial: J Ryk, H Johnston, R Lowe Open Tournaments Men Men’s Open Fours Milson Cup: R Gutberlet, M Anderson, J McLay, M Quinn; Heartland Pairs and Fours Open Mixed French Trophy: R Gutberlet, D Gutberlet; Smallbone Open Triples Ivan Dalley Memorial: G Eder M Eder, W Lee Junior Triples Ashburton Engravers: D Vandeweg, S

Thomas, M Lloyd (Rakaia); Runner-up: H Kemp. M Goodall, B O’Sullivan Best Saturday Roll Over Aggregate Ray Ayers Memorial: T Watson; Whistler Cup Mervyn Moore Memorial: G Eder, W Lee, J Bell for Friday Triples Club Member with most Aggregate Points.

Hampstead Bowling Club Sandy Keith Memorial April 5 1st G. Bishop, A. Crawford, B. Molloy, R. Tonks 3 wins 20 ends 41 points; 2nd S. Keith, P. Whinham, M. Smallridge, M. Lawson 3 winds 18 ends 46 points; 3rd C. Leech, G. Crack. K. Kemp, C. Bird 2 wins + 1 draw 18 ends 32 points.

■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior April 5 New World Allenton A 13 v Tinwald South A 7; Tinwald South A 10 v Southern Taylor Ground Spreading 5; New World Allenton A17 v Southern Taylor Ground Spreading 4; New World Allenton B 6 v St Joseph’s Gold 3; New World Allenton B 7 v Methven Shearmac A 11; Methven Shearmac A 10 v St Joseph’s Gold 8.

Hampstead A 8 v Allenton Crusaders 2; Southern Haden McKenzie Contracting 5 v Allenton Crusaders 5; St Joseph’s Blue 3 v Hampstead A 15; Borough A 5 v Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting 5; Allenton C 11 v St Joseph’s Blue 0; Borough A 2 v Allenton C 9.

Borough Gold 1 v St Joseph’s Red 8; St Joseph’s Red 0 v Methven Trucking B 6; Borough Green 0 v Tinwald South B 21; Allenton Mystics 7 v Methven Trucking B 5; Borough Gold 2 v Allenton Mystics 17; Hampstead B 3 v Hampstead School A 3; Borough Green 0 v Hampstead B 19; Tinwald South B 15 v Hampstead School A 0.

Allenton Tactix 4 v Methven Professionals 8; Longbeach A 7 v Allenton Tactix 2; Methven Professionals 3 v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 5; Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 0 v Longbeach A 11.

Wakanui 0 v Tinwald School A 6; Methven Winslow 0 v Netherby Magic 18; St Joseph’s Orange 0 v Netherby Magic 26; St Joseph’s Orange 0 v Tinwald School A 15; Allenton Magic 15 v Borough C 0; Wakanui 5 v Allenton Magic 4; Borough C 0 v Methven Winslow 1.

Allenton Hurricanes 6 v Longbeach B 2; Allenton Hurricanes 7 v Tinwald School B 0, Netherby Diamonds 1 v Tinwald School B 1; Southern Mayfield Service Centre 8 v Longbeach B 0.

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior April 5 Premier: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A 16 v Celtic Vetent A 27; College Configure Express A 32 v Methven Wareings A 17; United KFC A 30 v College B 10.

Senior A: Smith & Church Collegiate A 35 v Celtic C 18; Celtic B 16 v Methven EuroAgri B 23; Rakaia A 30 v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A 19.

Senior B: College Y10A 39 v Methven Brown Pub White 23; College Y10B 24 v College U17 8; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B 31 v College U18 25.

Senior A Reserve: Hampstead Hotel Ash-

burton Gold 13 v Celtic E 16; College Y9A 23 v Celtic D 22; Methven R & R Haulage U18A 21 v Tinwald South Black 23.

Senior Reserve B: Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B 20 v United KFC B 20; College Y9B 20 v College U16A 30; Celtic U18 15 v Hampstead Hotel Ash C 33 2nd Grade: Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B22 v College U16B 16; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17 20 v Methven LH Farming Co U15A 24.

3rd Grade: College U15A 27 v College Blue 11; Celtic F 18 v Methven Blue Pub Black 10.

4th Grade: Celtic U15 18 v Hampstead Hotel Asburton U15 18; Allenton C 16 v College U15B 25.

Social Grade: Allenton Social 22 v Celtic Dragons 20; United KFC Colonels Chicks 44 v Hakatere Marae 2; Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties 24 v Mt Somers Social 29.

■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Racing Pigeon Club April 6 Ohoka Flock 5 Flyers – 66 Birds Winners Flying Time: 1hour, 35 minutes & 35 seconds. 1st R Cornwall 949.622 m.p.m; 2nd L. Wilson 946.905 m.p.m; 3rd M. Davidson 945.712 m.p.m; 4thL. Davidson 939.188 m.p.m

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 5 Senior Division 1 - Luisetti Combined Competition – Round 1 Section One Kaiapoi 6 v Darfield 7, Watters Cup - Round 2/White Cup/Max Gilbert Trophy – REL Rakaia 17 v PWL Methven 17 Ashley 41 v Hampstead Devon Tavern 8, Oxford 13 v Southbridge 40, Bye: Prebbleton Section Two Glenmark 17 v Saracens 16, Lincoln 28 v Burn/Duns/Irw 7, Waihora 48 v Ohoka, 0, Watters Cup – Round 2 – Darryl Phillips Motor Co Celtic 27 v Claas Harvest Southern 15, Bye: West Melton Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Allenton Grieve Construction 12 v Tinwald 32, Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar 3 v Southern Tinwald Tavern 12, Mt Somers 11 v Hampstead 13, Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 12 v Methven R and R Haulage 35, Bye: Collegiate Eclipse Services Colts Kirwee 15 v Springston 10, Lincoln 49 v Rolleston 7, Waihora 47 v Banks Peninsula 0, West Melton 17 v Darfield 12, Celtic Euro Agri 11 v Prebbleton 18, Under 18 - Kaiapoi 19 v Rangiora HS 20, Malvern Combined 14 v Springston/Southbridge 22, Waihora 0 v Hurunui 20, Meth/Allenton/ Rak 17 v Tinwald/Celtic 20, Bye: Oxford/ Woodend Under 16 - Waihora 17 v Ashley 29, Oxford 17 v Kaiapoi 45, West Melton 26 v Malvern Combined 25, Lincoln 29 v Ohoka/Woodend 7, Rolleston 19 v MC Harlequins 19, Celtic Harnett Contracting 22 v Prebbleton 15, Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Celtic Fowler Homes (H) 56 v Southern B R

Jones Contracting 17, Allenton 12 v Hampstead MC Mechanical 72, Bye: Methven Seed Cleaning Under 13 (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Celtic Lysaght Glass 17 v Southern Hinds Cartage 7, Methven Snowfed Builders v Tinwald H&L Jones Excavation, Not received, Bye: Hampstead Unique Solutions (H) Under 11 1/2 (John Smitheram Shield) Allenton 10 v Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting 57, Celtic Ashburton Online 32 v Southern HCT (H) 56, Methven Allenton Physio 80 v Tinwald Barry Whittaker Contracting 7, Rakaia Synlait Farms 35 v Methven Mt Hutt Station 0, Under 10 – Allenton 30 v Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes 25, Celtic Blacklows G 10 v Southern/Tinwald Riverlea Contracting 52, Celtic Blacklows W 30 v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying 72, Rakaia Synlait Farms 10 v Methven Mt Hutt Station 52, Bye: Collegiate Cranfield Glass Under 9 - Allenton G 45 v Collegiate Ashburton Painters & Decorators 0, Allenton M 40 v Southern All Farm Engineering 30, Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators 5 v Methven B 47, Methven W 47 v Tinwald Moore Mechanical 5, Bye: Southern Cowcare Hoof Trimming Under 8 - Allenton 5 v Hampstead Subway 40, Celtic the Finishing Company 40 v Southern Agspread 20, Methven Laundry 60 v Collegiate Countdown 30, Rakaia Synlait Farms 15 v Methven MC Freight 40, Bye: Tinwald Skip 2 It Under 7 - Allenton 90 v Hampstead Metalcorp 95, Celtic Summerfield Builders G 70 v Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting 55, Celtic Summerfield Builders W 45 v South Coleman Ag 60, Methven MC Freight 65 v Tinwald Ian Hoyden Spraying 30, Rakaia Synlait Farms 60 v Collegiate Regent Cinema 65, Under 6 - Allenton G 60 v Hampstead Nether by 4 Square 55, Allenton M 55 v Collegiate McDonalds 40, Celtic Anderson Joinery G 55 v Southern Progressive Livestock 50, Celtic Anderson Joinery W 35 v Tinwald Canvas 65, Rakaia Synlait Farms B 65 v Methven W 45, Rakaia Synlait Farms W 45 v Methven B 45.

■ Shooting Fullbore Rifle Shooting Club day at 300 yards April 6 Brian Hawksby 45.1, 50.4, 48.4, 143.9, John Fleming 49.5, 46.3, 47.6, 142.14, Murray Cook 48.3, 41.2, 45.2, 184.7, Kevin Hooper 49.4, 47.4. 96.8.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis Twilight Competition April 2 Division 1 Tridents 18 v What’s the Score 15; Misfits 18 v 5 Shades 15; Famous Grouse 18 v Property Brokers 15; Electric Donkey Bottom Biters 20 v Council Crew 13; Spare Parts 19 v High Raters 14; ACA’s Hackers 17 v Wacky Wackers 16.

Division 2 Just Hit It 13 v The Smackers 20; Rob’s Mob 17 v Reid Family 16; Rusty Parts 17 v Baseline Bandits 16; Ashburton Milking 16 v Tiddlywinks 17.

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DRAWS ■ Basketball

April 11 Oxford Street Opening Duty – St Joes Diamonds 3.45 Chloe & the Gang v St Joes Diamonds, Jayden Reid, Bailey O’Donnell; 4.30 Thunder v TFC Boys, Hannah Roulston, Tyra Patterson; 5.15 Vipers v Verkerk Bulls, Scott Kelland, Mark Douglas; 6.00 Sky Rebels v Longbeach Lakers, Gary Chamberlain, Tania Rule; 6.45 Pink Unicorns v Borough Breakers, Fletcher Arnold, Lynda Scott; 7.30 Samashed v Longbeach Heat, Nick Thomasen, Nick Ross Bye Chilli Hot Shots Closing Duty Samashed Sports Hall Opening Duty – St Joes Titans 3.45 Cavaliers v St Joes Titans, George Chapman, Helen Wiliams; 4.30 ACS Ripcurls v Mt Hutt Boys, Eiman DeOcampo, Kaleb Small; 5.15 Mt Hutt Girls v St Joes Jazz, Ella Hurley, Justus Frank; 6.00 St Joes Storm v Tinwald Breakers, Phil Hill, Hayden Adams.

Closing Duty Tinwald Breakers

■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Veteran Golf April 14, Ashburton Golf Club June Withell Trophy 9.30 for 10.0amDon’t forget your raffle prize please.

Ashburton Golf Club April 12 The second Round of the Club Championships will be played off the Blue Tees. For those not playing matchplay a stroke round will be held. NB Only 2 plate matches are required this week.

Matchplay Draw Tee 1 11.45 K Clucas vs E Waters; E Chilton v J Power 11.52 L Hunt v D Shaw; B Ferriman vs G Clinton 12.00 J Williamson v B Donaldson; N Sutton v T Newton 12.07 G Douglas v J Dudley; D Hewitt v G Brown 12.15 P Greer vs N MacDonald; M Douglas v R Carlson 12.22 S Richards v G Crawford; S Stratford v P Bradford 12.30 A Tindall v R O’Neill; O Miller v A Hopwood 12.37 P May vs B Nuttall; R Bell vs D Green.

No 10 Tee 11.45 P Morgan vs K Turner; B Leighton vs A Baird Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.15 for an 11.45 start.

Saturday Starters: Morning Chris Lovelock; Afternoon Steve Richards and Cameron Grant. Results Paddy Bradford and Gaby Jansen.

April 6 – April 10 The National Left Handers Tournament will be hosted by the Club and the course will be closed to other players.

Tinwald Golf Club 4BBB Findlay Cup Qualifing, April 12 Qualifying round for the Findlay Cup and Len Bell Memorial Trophy Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee. 12.30, W Eddington, T Clarke, A Pierce, P Marshall.12.36, B Collins, A Moore, G Rennie, A Anderson No 10 Tee. 12.30, P Hefford, N Rayner, C Miller, A Millar. 12.36, M Fechney, T McAndrew, 12.42, B Rouse, E Tulip, D Green, B Shanks.

No 13 Tee. 12.30, E Collins, S Newman, M Moore, 12.36, W Stevenson, J Beardsley, J VanderHeide, No 7 Tee. 12.36, R Bruce, L Moore, D Allan, M Beach Starters: am; B Collins, pm; L Jackson. Cards: Committee

■ Hockey Mid Canterbury Hockey April 11 1st Grade Women 6.00 pm: Rakaia v Hampstead (Umpires: Collegiate/ Collegians 1st gr W); 7.10 pm Collegiate v Collegians (Umpires: Rakaia/Hampstead 1st gr W) bye: Methven April 12 Small Sticks Hockey - Duty Club: Collegians Kiwi Sticks (4th Grade) 9.00am: Wakanui Blue v Collegians (Umpires: Simon Mealing/ Harrison Davies); Wakanui Black v Hampstead (Umpires: Angus Haugh/ Daniel Baker); 9.50am: Allenton v Wakanui White (Umpires: Ryan Bradley/Michael Baker); Rakaia v Methven (Umpires: Caitlin Regaldo/Amanda Braidwood) Mini Sticks (5th Grade) Coaches to Umpire 10.45 am: Wakanui Black v Allenton Hawkes;

Allenton Eagles v Hampstead Gold; Wakanui v Collegians Skip 2 It 11.35am: Methven White v Collegians Turfinators; Rakaia v Collegians D & E; Methven Black v Hampstead Blue Fun Sticks (6th Grade) 12.35 pm: Allenton Aces v Wakanui Wasps; Wakanui Whackers v Allenton Magic; Wakanui Wildcats v Collegians; Tinwald Longbeach v Hampstead; Rakaia v Methven Senior Men Ashburton 2.00 pm: Wakanui Blue v Wakanui Black; (Umpires: Peter Edwards/TBA) Timaru 2.30 pm: Tinwald v TBHS 1st 1X; Senior Women Timaru 1.00 pm: Hampstead 1 v TGHS A; 4.00pm: Hampstead/Collegians v Craighead; April 13 1st Grade Men 4.00pm: Tinwald v Ashburton College (Umpires: Methven/Collegians 1st gr M); 5.10 pm: Methven v Collegians (Umpires: Tinwald/Ash Collg 1st gr M); bye: Wakanui April 14 2nd Grade Girls 4.30 pm: Collegians v Training Squad (Umpires:Gaye Scott/Ashley Kelland); 5.30 pm: Hampstead v Methven (Umpires: Gaye Scott/Hampstead SW) 2nd Grade Boys 6.30 pm: Hampstead v Training Squad (Wakanui Blue SM/Rachel Law); 7.30 pm: Allenton v Wakanui (Tinwald SM/Wakanui Black SM) April 15 KWIK Sticks (3rd Grade Mixed) 4.00 pm: Allenton v Wakanui (Umpires: Courtney Cannon/Stephen Mealings); 5.00 pm: Methven White v Collegians; (Umpires: Shaun Uden/ Jamie Aschen); 6.00pm: Methven Black v Hampstead (Umpires: Mathew Bradley/Simon Reid All Grades: No Hockey, Easter Weekend or Anzac Weekend

■ Netball Paper Plus Mid Canterbury Netball Junior April 12 Heartland Court: 9.00am: Hampstead A v St Joseph’s Gold: S Beveridge, H O’Rourke; 9.30am: St Joseph’s Gold v Southern Taylor Groundspreading Ltd, S Beveridge, H O’Rourke; 10.00am: Tinwald South A v Methven Shearmac A, E Hurley, C Meadows; 10.30am: Allenton C v Tinwald South A, E Hurley, C Meadows; 11.00am: Methven Winslow v Tinwald School B, O McKenzie, M Dudley; 11.30am: Tinwald School B v Hampstead School B, Olivia McKenzie, M Dudley.

Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 9.00am: Hampstead School C v Borough Red, Coaches; 9.30am: St Joseph’s Pink v Tinwald School C, Coaches; 10.00am: Hampstead School C v Netherby Nippers, Coaches; 10.30am: Tinwald School C v Longbeach C, Coaches; 11.00am: Longbeach C v Allenton Sting, Coaches; 11.30am: Borough Black v Netherby Nippers, Coaches.

Colourplus Court: 9.00am: Allenton Sting v St Joseph’s Pink, Coaches; 9.30am: Borough Red v St Joseph’s Silver, Coaches; 10.00am: St Joseph’s Silver v Methven Hammer Hardware, Coaches: 10.30am: Methven Hammer Hardware v Fairton, Coaches; 11.00am: Borough Black v Southern Mayfield Transport, Coaches; 11.30am: Fairton v Southern Mayfield Transport, Coaches.

Subway Court: 9.00am: Wakanui v Allenton Hurricanes, P Jones, A Strawbridge; 9.30am: Wakanui v Southern Mayfield Service Centre, V Eaton, A Dunn; 10.00am Allenton Hurricanes v Allenton Magic, T Kelland, J Donnelly; 10.30am: Allenton Magic v Southern Mayfield Service Centre, T Kelland, J Donnelly.

AMI Insurance Court: 9.00am: Allenton Mystics v Borough A, H Harnett, M Muckle; 9.30am: Borough A v Allenton Crusaders, H Harnett, M Muckle; 10.00am: Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting v St Joseph’s Blue, S Anderson, G Naylor; 10.30am: Tinwald South B v Allenton Crusaders, S Anderson, G Adams; 11.00am: Netherby Diamonds, Longbeach B, T Allan, Holly Gray; 11.30am: Borough C v Netherby Diamonds, T Allan, Holly Gray.

Port FM Local Court: 9.00am: St Joseph’s Blue v Tinwald South B, G Naylor, Sophie Bell; 9.30am: Allenton Mystics v Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting, D McArthur, M McIntyre; 10.00am: Longbeach A v Methven Trucking B, S harkness, G Adams; 10.30am Methven Trucking B v Hampstead B, S Harkness, D Watson; 11.00am: Rakaia A v Hampstead School B, Nikita Clemens, L Harrison; 11.30am: Rakaia A v Longbeach B, N Clemens, L Harrison.

Stirling Sports Court: 9.00am: Longbeach A v Borough Gold, T Inwood, S Arnold; 9.30am: St Joseph’s Red v Hampstead B, T Inwood, N Waddell; 10.00am: Borough Gold v Hampstead School A, H McDougall, S Tahuri; 10.30am: Hampstead School A v St

Joseph’s Red, H McDougall, S Tahuri.

Guardian Red Court: 9.00am: Allenton Tactix v Borough Green, E McDowell, T Thompson; 9.30am: Allenton Tactix v Tinwald School A, E McDowell, M Gibson; 10.00am: Borough Green v Southern Hyde Bros Spraying, D Watson, L Alves; 10.30am: Tinwald School A v Methven Professionals, C Harnett, L Walsh; 11.00am: Southern Hyde Bros Spraying v Netherby Magic, M Schmack, E Yeatman; 11.30am: Netherby Magic v Methven Professionals, M Schmack, E Yeatman.

Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 9.00am: Allenton A v Allenton B, A Elliot, E Riordon; 9.30am: Hampstead A v Allenton B, A Elliot, E Riordon; 10.00am: Southern Taylor Groundspreading v Allenton C, N Johnson (TS), S Bueta; 10.30am: Allenton A v Methven Shearmac A, N Johnson (TS), S Bueta; 11.00am: St Joseph’s Orange v Borough C, P Bradley-Doig, O Wilson; 11.30am: Methven Winslow v St Joseph’s Orange, P BradleyDoig, O Wilson.

Club Duty: Hampstead School/Mary Wise; Canteen: Angela Chudleigh; Umpire: Lyn Hart/Wendy Hopwood; Junior Committee: Mandy Chivers

Heartland Mid Canterbury Netball Senior, April 12 Heartland Court: 12.30pm: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton A v United KFC A, S Hopwood, L Kennedy; 1.30pm: Celtic Vetent A v Methven Wareings A, W Hopwood, C Corbett; 3.30pm: College Configure Express A v College B, R McGregor, C Tappin.

Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court: 12.30pm: Methven EuroAgri B v Celtic C, D McNab, A Chudleigh; 1.30pm: Smith & Church Collegiate A v Rakaia A, V McArthur, B Williams; 2.30pm: Celtic B v Wilson Bulk Transport Allenton A, D McNab, W Hopwood.

Colourplus Court: 1.30pm: College U18 v College Y10A, N Jemmett, L Muckle; 2.30pm: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton B v College Y10B, A Markillie, A Casey-Solly; 3.30pm College U17 v Methven Brown Pub White, K Graham, A Johnson.

Subway Court: 12.30pm: Celtic D v Methven R & R Haulage U18A, J Baillee, M Ashworth; 1.30pm: Tinwald South Black v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Gold, A Ede, S Tait; 2.30pm: College Y9A v Celtic E, C Wylie, D Phillip.

AMI Insurance Court: 1.30pm: College U16A v Methven South Pacific Seeds U18B, K Benny, A Bennett; 2.30pm: College Y9B v Celtic U18, C Polson, L Copland; 3.30pm: United KFC B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton C, A Ward, H Murphy.

Port FM Local Court: 12.30pm: Southern Livestock Exchange Ltd v Methven LH Farming Co U15A, NJ Johnson, C McClintock; 2.30pm: College U16B v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U17, T Wylie, S Bueta: 3.30pm: Bedrock Bar & Stonegrill Allenton B v College U15A, T Watson, K Johansen.

Stirling Sports Court: 1.30pm: Methven Blue Pub Black v College Blue, A Rollinson, T Barry; 3.30pm: College U15B v Celtic F, Sarah Bell, E Calles.

Guardian Red Court: 12.30pm: Allenton C v Celtic U15, E Sinclair, K Lloyd; 2.30pm: Hampstead Hotel Ashburton U15 v Methven The Lodge U15B, M Evans, A Holland.

Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 1.30pm: Hakatere Marae v Mt Somers Social, J Wehipeihana, M Milmine; 2.30pm: Celtic Dragons v United KFC Colonels Chicks, O Arnold, E Bonnington: 3.30pm: Allenton Social v Hampstead Hotel Ashburton Hotties, E McDowell, N Graham.

Club Duty: Hampstead/Kari Graham; Canteen: Barry Marett; Umpire: K Kennedy/B Williams; Management: Rosemary Adlam

■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 9 Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy – Round 3 Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar v Allenton Grieve Construction, Celtic 1, 7.15pm, P Everest; Hampstead v Methven R and R Haulage, Hampstead 1, 7.15pm, M Gallaghar; Tinwald v Rakaia Murray Hood Baling, Tinwald 1, 7.15pm, A McGirr; Southern Tinwald Tavern v Collegiate Eclipse Services, Hinds 1, 7.15pm, T Pearce; Bye: Mt Somers

Mid Canterbury Rugby Club Day – Methven April 12 Senior Division 1 - Luisetti Combined Competition – Round 2 Section One Devon Tavern Hampstead v Darfield, Hamp 1, 2.45pm, K Opele, T Pearce, G Clement; Southbridge v Kaiapoi, Southbridge 1, 2.45pm, J Morrison, A McMillan, C Parker; PWL Methven V Oxford, Meth 1, 2.45pm, G Shaw, C Kelland, P Hunt; Prebbleton v Ash-

ley, Preb Oval, 2.45pm, G Peddie, M Baxendale, D Sullivan Bye: REL Rakaia Section Two Ohoka v Darryl Phillips Motors Celtic, Mandeville 1, 2.45pm, J Archer, G Eder, L Silcock; Burn/Duns/Irw v West Melton, Burn 1, 2.45pm, M Gameson, G McMillan, C Love; Claas Harvest Centre Southern v Lincoln, Mayfield 1, 2.45pm, A McGirr, P McKnight, D Gray; Saracens v Waihora, Southbrook 1, 2.45pm, S Laird, G Welch, B Egerton; Bye: Glenmark Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Hampstead v Collegiate Eclipse Services, Hamp 1, 1pm, T Pearce; Methven R and R Haulage v Mt Somers , Meth 1, 1pm, P Hunt; Southern Tinwald Tavern v Allenton Grieve Construction, Mayfield 1, 1pm, P McKnight; Tinwald v Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar, Tin 1, 2.30pm, P Everest Bye: Rakaia Murray Hood Baling Colts Banks Peninsula v Celtic Euro Agri, Little River 1, 2.30pm, G Robinson Rolleston v West Melton, Rolleston 2, 2.30pn, TBA; Prebbleton v Lincoln, Prebbleton, 2.30pm, P Turnbull; Springston v Waihora, Springston 2, 2.45pm, TBA; Darfield v Kirwee, Darfield, 2.30pm, S. Prendergast Under 18 Hurunui v Malvern Combined, Culverden 1, 1.15pm, G Dunseath; Springston/Southbridge v Kaiapoi, Springston 2, 2.30pm, M Quinlivan; Tinwald/Celtic v Waihora, Tinwald 1, 1.15pm, P Everest; Meth/Allen/Rak v Oxford/Woodend, Meth 2, 1.30pm, C Kelland; Bye: Rangiora HS Under 16 Woodend/Ohoka v Kaiapoi, Man 2, 1pm, K Lilley Prebbleton v Oxford, Preb 1, 1pm, A Brosnahan Ashley v Lincoln, Lwr Lob 1, 2.30pm, G Matthews Malvern Combined v Celtic Harnett Contracting, Dar 1, 1pm, S McLean Harlequins v West Melton, Meth 3, 1.30pm, D Maruera Waihora v Rolleston, Tai Tapu 1, 1pm, H Cook Under 14.5 Southern BR Jones Contracting v Hampstead MC Mechanical, Mayfield 2, 1.30pm, D Gray; Methven Seed Cleaning v Allenton, Meth 2, 12.15pm, D Maruera; Bye: Celtic Fowler Homes Under 13 Methven Snowfed Builders v Celtic Lysaght Glass, Methven 3, 12.15pm, Club; Tinwald H&L Jones Excavation v Hampstead Unique Solutions, Tinwald 2, 1.30pm, Club; Bye: Southern Hinds Cartage Under 11 1/2 (John Smitheram Shield) Hampstead Dave Jackson Painting v Rakaia Synlait Farms, Hampstead 2, 1.30pm, Club; Methven Mt Hutt Station v Methven Allenton Physio, Methven 1, 12pm, Club; Southern HCT v Allenton, Mayfield 2, 12.15pm, Club; Tinwald Barry Whittaker Contracting v Celtic Ashburton Online, Tinwald 2, 12.15pm, Club Under 10 - Associate Referee Required Hampstead Lifestyle Motorhomes v Collegiate Cranfield Glass, Hamp 3, 1.30pm; Methven Mt Hutt Station v Allenton, Meth 4, 2pm; Southern/Tinwald Riverlea Contracting v Rakaia Synlait Farms, May 4, 12pm; Southern Hyde Bros Spraying v Celtic Blacklows G, May 4, 1pm; Bye: Celtic Blacklows W Under 9 - Associate Referee Required Methven B v Methven W, Meth 4, 1pm; Southern Cow Care Hooftrimming v Allenton M, May 4, 2pm; Southern All Farm Engineeering v Celtic McCrea Painters & Decorators, May 1, 12pm; Tinwald Moore Mechanical v Allenton G, Tin 3, 1.30pm; Bye: Collegiate Ash Painters & Decorators Under 8 - Associate Referee Required Hampstead Subway v Celtic The Finishing Company, Hamp 3, 12.30pm; Methven Laundry v Methven MC Freight, Meth 4, 12pm; Southern Agspread v Allenton, May 3, 1.30pm; Tinwald Skip 2 It v Rakaia Synlait Farms, Tin 4, 1.30pm; Bye: Collegiate Countdown Under 7 - Associate Referee Required Methven MC Freight v Celtic Summerfield Builders G, Methven 5, 2pm; Hampstead Metalcorp v Celtic Summerfield Builders W, Hampstead 2, 12.30pm; Southern Hayden Mackenzie Contracting v Allenton, May 3, 1.30pm; Southern Coleman Ag v Collegiate Regent Cinema, May 3, 12.45pm; Tinwald Ian Howden Spraying v Rakaia Synlait Farms, Tin 3, 12.30pm Under 6 - Associate Referee Required Collegiate McDonalds v Celtic Anderson Joinery G, Coll, 1pm; Hampsteaad Netherby 4 Square v Celtic Anderson Joinery W, Hamp 2, 12.30pm; Methven B v Allenton G, Meth 5, 1.15pm; Methven W v Allenton M, Meth 5, 12.30pm; Southern Progressive Livestock v Rakaia Synlait Farms B, May 3, 12.45pm; Tinwald Canvas v Rakaia Synlait Farms W, Tin 4, 12.30pm

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In brief ‘No thoughts of Origin’ He’s feeling the love again and it’s showing in his game, but one-time NSW five-eighth Jamie Soward hasn’t given State of Origin a second of thought as he focuses on transforming Penrith into an NRL premiership force. Soward has been influential in the Panthers’ climb into the top four since moving to the foot of the mountains this season, his sublime kicking and passing game getting the team home in tight wins over Canterbury and then Canberra at the weekend. A long-time favourite of former Blues coach Phil Gould, the ex-Rooster and St George No.6 is clearly thriving again after Penrith’s general manager revived his NRL career.

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Bad press hurt Sharks Star Todd Carney says the bad press haunting Cronulla over the early of the season played a significant role in the Sharks’ horror start. The Sharks broke through for their first win of the season over the Warriors on Saturday after a troubled start in which they scored just five tries in four games. Cronulla dealt admirably with the speculation surrounding the ASADA investigation last year, but Carney said the continued drama surrounding the club this year got the players down. A number of issues including the ASADA investigation, doubt over suspended coach Shane Flanagan’s role, Andrew Fifita’s situation, and criticism of onfield form have dogged the Sharks this season.

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Roosters wary of Eels Sydney Roosters aren’t expecting to rack up another cricket score against a resurgent Parramatta when the two sides meet for the second time this NRL season on Saturday, says tricolours back-rower Boyd Cordner. The premiers thumped the Eels 56-4 at Allianz Stadium in round two, raising fears of another forgettable season for Parramatta fans after back-to-back wooden spoons.

Since that clash, the Eels have suffered a last-gasp loss to Manly and enjoyed wins over Penrith and Melbourne. “Parramatta have been awesome since then,” Cordner said at training yesterday. “We know it is not going to be the same game as round two, they are going to be tough.”

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More defence, please Matt Gillett would love more State of Origin minutes, while his Broncos coach wants better defence from the skilful Queensland back-rower. Gillett has the chance to satisfy mentor Anthony Griffin and push his own Maroons claims when he faces NRL pace-setters Gold Coast on Friday night. The Titans are surprise competition leaders - the only club with four wins from five games thanks to a big improvement from their big, experienced forward pack. They boast a star-studded back-row with Greg Bird, Dave Taylor and Ashley Harrison, plus captain Nate Myles.

- AAP

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Fondant Flower Classes with Kirstin Day Fri, April 11, 1pm - 3pm Demonstration $25 Sat, April 12, 1.30pm - 4.30pm Hands on class $65 The Arcade, Ashburton Includes flower modelling kit 03 308 8287 Limited spaces so be in quick!

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Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S WALKING GROUP. Meet outside church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises for all abilities. Social hall, M.S.A. Havelock Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop open for the sale of preloved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet singles. The Domain, Philip Street.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Washpen falls, an easy walk with historic interest. All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Batpist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

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9.45am ASHBURTON MEN’S PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting with guest speaker.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, upstairs. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises, ideal for users of mobility aids. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

1.15pm TINWALD “500” CARDS.

Tai Chi maintenance class. Social hall, M.S.A. Havelock Street.

12.00noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Signing centre in Community House, at the rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome. M.S.A. Sports, Racecourse Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS INC. Social entertainment, sales table, raffles, afternoon tea. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION. 500, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome.

Racquets can be hired. Sports hall, Tancred Street.

Come and play cards, all welcome.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, The Domain, Philip Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette 307-7138a/h. Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun.

Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Get together night with guest speaker.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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(4) 19. He’s small and irritating and, having lied, is understood (3) 21. It’s a thought if one is not quite deceased (4) 22. She, being equine, may not finish with the Sappers (4) 24. Small dry area in the river has got a tenant (5) 25. It was drawn at length by the Archers (7) 26. A try-on has to be sorted out by legal officer (6) 27. Dull as food dog might have got in filthy place (6)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) The problem is that you have too many things on the go and while you can’t change that, you can make sure that the weight is evenly distributed.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) With the potential for communication issues over the coming weeks, work with today’s stars that are giving your emotional responses a voice.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) A time for thinking is over and with the Moon leaving you with a nose for money it’s time start making things happen professionally.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) With Venus working to keep a sense of adventure alive and the Fun Police on patrol, this will allow you to work more efficiently.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Just a week before Pluto turns retrograde in your work sector Mercury takes one step closer to his return to your career sector in just over 2 weeks time.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Mercury turns his intellectual savvy to money matters, with his return to your financial sector giving you a timely smart head for money.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) The key to managing some challenging weeks coming up is balance, but also appreciating the massive professional growth that is taking place.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) As Mercury joins the Sun in your work sector this is when the launch of your new working year gets serious, allowing you to get your head in the game.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21)S Pay attention to any financial tensions that came to a head over the last few days but also to lucky hunches that come with it.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) As your relationships prepare to be put to the test, communication remains extremely important, start the way you intend to go on.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Venus is staying on for the rest of the month, while you can’t stop this month’s work tension you can break through glass ceilings.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) Not all pressure is bad and financial tension can be used to gain some real leverage and that’s what Mercury’s smart head for money allows you to do.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

DELLOW, Jean – On April 7, 2014 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 95 years. Very dearly loved wife of the late Keall. Loved mother and mother in law of Jennifer and Andrew Hutson, David and Valerie, and Susan and Jim Noble. Loved grandmother of Jill, and the late Jane; Darryl and Jo, Mark, and Glen and Heather; Jeremy and Mandy, and Steven. Great grandmother of Jarrod, Mitchell, Zara, and Scarlett. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A funeral service for Jean will be held at Our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on THURSDAY, April 10, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by private cremation at Ashburton.

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Please answer the following questions to be considered for the Magnificent Mid Canterbury series and mail (PO Box 77) or email editor@theguardian.co.nz with this info.

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HENDRIKS, Danny Mathew (Woody) – 6-6-95 – 5-4-2014 Result of an accident. (late of Mt Hutt College). Much loved son of Mathew and Leann CAMPBELL, Jamie Matt – and loved brother of Jacobus, 08/04/12 We tried to find the right and Blair. Very much loved words for today boy of Gail and Chris. Loved nephew of Justine and Steve There are very few, for what we wish to say and cousin of Connor, and We especially miss you Amber Dann. Funeral details today, our hearts so sore to follow.

Patersons Funeral Services As time goes past we miss you more and more FDANZ Ashburton Your smile and gentle face, with that cheeky grin HENDRIKS, Danny – The Team at Smallbone No one can ever fill that place that you were in Limited are deeply shocked and saddened with the tragic We are all thinking of you on this very sad day loss of our friend and colleague; we would like to We think of the memories, the things you did your way extend our sincerest condolences to the family. You chose to part from us on Grandy’s memorial date Danny was an enthusiastic and likable workmate, his It’s a comfort to know, that you are not alone mate spark for work and life was Lost from our sight, infectious. We shall miss him.

But never our hearts.

Staff – Smallbone Limited.

With love Mum, Dad, Haylee and wee Luka.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 With special guest Lindsay Lohan.

11am Selling Houses Australia 0 Noon One News 3 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Charity comforts Debbie; Paddy is undecided; Jimmy hears the news of Cameron’s escape. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 30 2pm May The Best House Win 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Ellen With guests Jennifer Love Hewitt and Cheryl Hines.

5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted by Eddie McGuire. 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F The World’s Oddest Animal Couples 0 8:30 24 Hours in A&E 0 9:45 F Women Behind Bars – Life and Death in Indiana Veteran broadcaster Trevor McDonald goes inside two prisons that hold some of America’s most notorious women criminals. 0 10:45 One News Tonight 0 11:15 Major Crimes A witness is asked to testify in a case, but the witness is a suspect for Major Crimes; Flynn’s job takes a toll on him. 0 12:10 Coppers AO 3 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Heaven’s Kitchen Cookbook Recipes using organic produce.

7am History Of Ancient Britain – Orkney’s Stone Age Temple 8am Travel Wild 8:30 World’s Greenest Homes 9am Locomotion – Dan Snows’ History Of Railways 10am House Wreck Rescue 11am Traders And Collectors 11:30 Back Of House Noon Bath Crashers 12:30 History Of Ancient Britain – Orkney’s Stone Age Temple 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:20 Race To Dakar PGR 3:30 World’s Greenest Homes 4pm Cheese Slices 4:30 Escape To River Cottage 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6pm Travel Wild 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 My Dream Derelict Home With Simon O’Brien.

9:30 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 10:30 Web Therapy PGR 11pm Auction Hunters 11:30 Dirty Tricks Of The Tradesmen PGR

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Dream Jobs 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Better Homes And Gardens 2am My Dream Home 3am Sarah Benny’s Selling Houses 4am Web Therapy AO 4:30 Travel Wild 5am Cheese Slices 5:30 Escape To River Cottage

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Special Agent Oso 3 0 6:55 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 7am The Looney Tunes Show 3 0 7:25 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:50 Beyblades Metal Masters 3 0 8:15 Sofia The First 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 2pm Bethenny 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:29 Horace In Slow Motion 3 3:30 Robot And Monster 3 0 4pm Mako Mermaids 3 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Chris drops the ball; Ula’s interference causes further trouble; TK gets in over his head. 0 7:30 Nabbed 0 8pm Cops Uncut AO 0 8:30 Step Dave Dave must win over a princess; Cara discovers Stacey the Stalker is her new best friend. 0 9:30 Revenge AO 0 10:30 Scandal AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 The Nanny 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil AO A man seeks the truth behind his mother’s suspicions of his wife.

1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz discusses warning signs for gluten sensitivity.

2:30 Rachael Ray Jack Osbourne, Carter Oosterhouse, and Taran Killam join Rachael; Rachael makes a butternut-and-apple open-face pie with blue-cheese crumbles.

3:30 The Queen Latifah Show A Super Bowl party; Zooey Deschanel and the Golden Sisters.

4:30 The Block – Sky High The teams inspect each other’s rooms.

6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Grand Designs PGR Kevin meets a master craftsman whose dream is to build a castle made entirely of mud.

0 8:30 NCIS AO To find the terrorist Parsa, Gibbs and his team find one of his accomplices using evidence from the drone attack. 0 9:30 NCIS – LA AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8am Rugrats 3 8:25 Chuggington 3 8:35 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:45 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Peppa Pig 3 9:30 Wonder Pets 3 9:55 Infomercials 3 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Malcolm In The Middle Francis’s arrival with a new wife leads to Malcolm, Reese, and Dewey running away from home. 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 0 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm The Cleveland Show PGR 8:30 M Patch Adams AO 3 1998 Drama. Based on the life of Patch Adams, a medical student who believes that laughter is the best medicine.

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

2pm Doctor Who PGR 3 Aboard a pirate ship whose crew are being attacked by a sea monster, the Doctor must win Captain Avery’s trust to stop the Siren.

3:05 Popstar To Opera Star 3 A group of pop stars who have never sung opera are turned into opera stars.

4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 8:30 M Rescue Dawn AO 2007 War Drama.

A US fighter pilot must survive after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. Christian Bale.

10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

6am Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) West Coast Fever v Adelaide Thunderbirds.

7:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Southern Steel v Northern Mystics.

9am Horse Of The Year 10:30 Football – Arsenal TV Everton v Arsenal.

1:30 Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) North Melbourne v Port Adelaide.

4:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Southern Steel v Northern Mystics.

5pm Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic v Central Pulse.

5:30 AFL Weekly Highlights 6:30 Basketball – NBL (Replay) Grand Final, Game One – Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers.

11:30 Body Of Proof AO 0 12:25 Embarrassing Bodies AO 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:25 Hart Of Dixie 3 0 3:10 Secret Life Of The American Teenager PGR 3 3:55 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm F The Good Wife AO Lockhart and Gardner face bankruptcy as Louis Canning and Patti Nyholm join forces to sink the firm.

Midnight Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

11pm 90210 PGR Liam receives a modelling job offer from an agent; Annie develops feelings for someone surprising.

11:55 Entertainment Tonight 12:20 Infomercials 3

11pm The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

11pm Swimming – New Zealand Open Championships (Replay) Day One. 1:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Dragons v Rabbitohs.

3:30 Fight Night Steve Cunningham v Amir Mansour.

5:30 #SkyRugby

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road (Starting Today) 3 3:30 Rolie Polie Olie 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te

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8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 #SkyRugby Hosted by former All Black legend Jeff Wilson.

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2:20 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror.

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Cunningham v Amir Mansour.

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Collector MVL 1999 Thriller.

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Bobby Fischer, David Edmonds, Anthony Saidy.

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Lefties take centre stage Ashburton’s Graham Taylor tees off during the opening round of the 29th National Lefthanders Tournament at the Ashburton Golf Club yesterday.

It was a wet start to the four-day, four-round tournament, where Ken

Tynan took the early lead with a nett 68 in the open section with Wayne Evans his nearest rival on 72.

Local lady Hillary Lovett leads the women’s field with a net 71, while in the senior grade Stan Matthews

had a 66 followed closely by Graham Sullivan on 67.

The field of 144 left handers are back out on the Brandon course today for the second round as they work towards crowning the top southpaws on Thursday.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Club ‘economical with truth’

BY MICHAEL BROWN

Matthew Elliott: Pushed?

The Warriors made a decisive call to get rid of Matt Elliott as coach but they should have acted more decisively when handling his ‘resignation’.

The club steadfastly maintained Elliott resigned, and it might be factually correct, but they are being economical with the truth to suggest he went by his own volition.

Fans probably would have accepted the situation if the club spelled it out for what it is.

It clearly wasn’t working and the wild fluctuations in form and

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inept displays in their three defeats illustrated that.

Instead, many feel like the club are insulting their intelligence and it has caused even more anger than necessary.

In many respects, it was the right move. Yes, it is only five games into the season but it also means there is time to salvage the season. They aren’t too far outside the top eight with 19 games still to play.

So why not be transparent?

Elliott isn’t talking publicly but was revealing on his Instagram account when he said, “understand the language used gave the

impression I chose not to stay. Be assured I don’t give up.”

Senior player Thomas Leuluai dispensed with the party line when he used the ‘s’ word.

“It is pretty embarrassing standing here today knowing that your coach is getting sacked because of our performance,” he said.

Sometimes clubs and organisations need to make difficult calls.

The NZRL did it when they sacked Gary Kemble after the disastrous Kiwis tour of 2007 and subsequent player revolt and installed Stephen Kearney.

Player power is a controversial topic and the Warriors’ players

must carry a large share of the blame for their results but those same players weren’t suddenly going to start playing for him.

Top coaches demand respect from and have the right chemistry with their players and the affable Elliott didn’t have that. It could be argued the club would have been negligent if they didn’t get rid of him.

What the Warriors need now is a period of stability. They had it under Ivan Cleary before some in the Warriors management failed to fight hard enough to keep him, but it has unravelled awfully since then.

- APNZ

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